Sto. Entierro / Sto. Sepulcro
In preparation for Holy Week / Semana Santa 2015....
Sto. Entierro / The Entombment
aka Sto. Sepulcro / Holy Sepulcher
18th Century
FILIPINO
Solid ivory with polychromy.
Height: 27.5 cm or 11 in.
A very rare image of the dead Christ known in Philippine iconography as the Sto. Entierro or the Sto. Sepulcro. The dead Christ is shown here right after he was taken down from the Cross and is prepared to be buried in the tomb provided by Joseph of Arimathea.
His eyes are closed in death but signs of rigor still extant. His knees are bent in typical fashion of Philippine images of the dead Christ. His arms are lying to the side with the palms still stiff from the crucifixion. The bruise marks shaded in blue are exquisitely rendered. The toes suffer some damage and may have been re-attached as some point. This is probably due to the veneration of the faithful over the centuries.
Provenance:
Collection of Dr. Porfirio J. and Mrs. Socorro Rodriguez Callo
Purchased from Palacio da Memoria.
Sto. Entierro / Sto. Sepulcro
In preparation for Holy Week / Semana Santa 2015....
Sto. Entierro / The Entombment
aka Sto. Sepulcro / Holy Sepulcher
18th Century
FILIPINO
Solid ivory with polychromy.
Height: 27.5 cm or 11 in.
A very rare image of the dead Christ known in Philippine iconography as the Sto. Entierro or the Sto. Sepulcro. The dead Christ is shown here right after he was taken down from the Cross and is prepared to be buried in the tomb provided by Joseph of Arimathea.
His eyes are closed in death but signs of rigor still extant. His knees are bent in typical fashion of Philippine images of the dead Christ. His arms are lying to the side with the palms still stiff from the crucifixion. The bruise marks shaded in blue are exquisitely rendered. The toes suffer some damage and may have been re-attached as some point. This is probably due to the veneration of the faithful over the centuries.
Provenance:
Collection of Dr. Porfirio J. and Mrs. Socorro Rodriguez Callo
Purchased from Palacio da Memoria.