Loading

Fanal of the Nativity

Unknown attributed to follower of Manuel Chili Caspicaraca. 1780

Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes

Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes
Santiago de Chile, Chile

The Virgin Mary and St. Joseph are contemplating Christ Child who is crowned with a segmented silver carved halo, exalting His emanating radiance. St. Joseph holds one of his characteristic attribute, a lily in his right hand, feature that reminds the transformation of the flowering rod he was carrying at the time of his marriage to Mary. Moreover, both are topped with a round embossed metal halo.
The Museo de Artes de la Universidad de los Andes, Santiago de Chile, exhibits a group of 16 "fanales". A "fanal" is a structure that consists of a wooden base on which a bell glass or bell jar is mounted, used in Europe during the eighteenth century for scientific and decorative purposes. When transferred to Latin America it takes a totally different character: a “fanal” becomes a devotional object from the moment a religious Christian figure is placed in the inside.

Details

  • Title: Fanal of the Nativity
  • Creator: Unknown attributed to follower of Manuel Chili Caspicara
  • Creator Lifespan: Unknown - Unknown
  • Creator Nationality: Ecuadorian
  • Creator Gender: male
  • Creator Death Place: 1800
  • Creator Birth Place: 1720
  • Date: 2010 - 2011
  • Date Created: ca. 1780
  • Physical Dimensions: w30 x h23 x d30 cm (Complete)
  • Provenance: Donation
  • Type: Devotional object
  • Rights: Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes
  • External Link: Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes
  • Medium: Wood, glass, silver, fabric
  • Technique: Woodworking, blown glass, carved and polychromed wood, silver tooling
  • Sculptor: Unknown attributed to follower of Manuel Chili Caspicara
  • Exhibition: Santiago de Chile

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Flash this QR Code to get the app
Google apps