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San Felipe Neri [Saint Phillip Neri]
Primary
José de la Merced Rada
Place MadeVenezuela, South America
NationalityVenezuelan, South American
Date1847
MediumOil on tin
DimensionsAdditional Dimension: 12 3/8 × 10 3/8 × 5/8 in. (31.4 × 26.4 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, 2016.201
Rights Statement
Collection AreaLatin American Art
Object number2016.201
On View
Not on viewMany Catholic saints are depicted wearing chasubles to emphasize their role as humble low-ranking priests. This is also the case of Saint Phillip Neri, founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, or Oratorian Fathers, a community of men committed to charity without taking religious vows. This Venezuelan painting is on tin, a material that was cheaper that copper, which made it attractive for small devotional paintings aimed for domestic settings.
Exhibitions
Anne-Claude-Philippe de Tubieres, called Comte De Comte de Caylus
1729
José Antonio de Porras
circa 1775
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