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Fanal with Christ Child sleeping on His right arm

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

Baby Jesus is naked, reclined and asleep, an iconographic subject known as sleeping of Christ Child. He is lying on His side, on a lace and ruffle pillow. The environment is embellished with flower bouquets, some placed in small silver filigree baskets or attached to silk ribbons. Red fruits, leaves and some fabric feathers also decorate the scene.
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 with Christ Child sleeping on His right arm
  • 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: w44 x h44 x d19 cm (Complete)
  • Type: Devotional object
  • Rights: Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes
  • External Link: Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes
  • Medium: Wood, glass, fabric, ceramic, dried flowers
  • Technique: Woodworking, blown glass, carved and polychromed wood, embroidery
  • Sculptor: Unknown attributed to follower of Manuel Chili Caspicara
  • Exhibition: Santiago de Chile

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