Friday, December 27, 2013

178. NATIVITY NIÑOS

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  WHAT CHILD IS THIS? A large, 15 inch antique Nativity Nino from Guatemala, with a short haircut (Personal Collection). Christmas is a ...
Sunday, December 22, 2013

177.RELIGIOUS IVORY ARTS DURING THE SPANISH PERIOD

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 (Excerpts from Chapter 2, The Arts of the Philippines 1521-1957, ed. By Winfield Scott Smith, Manila, 1958. Published by Associated Publish...
Sunday, December 15, 2013

176. SAN VICENTE FERRER: The Puzzling Case of a Preacher Saint

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  SAN VICENTE FERRER, the preacher-saint, with a stance unlike any other. He holds no book, and he doesn't have the "pointing fin...
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Thursday, December 5, 2013

175. Retro-Santo: STA. INES OF THE RODRIGUEZ FAMILY, Bacolor

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AGNES WITH AN AGNUS. The private image of Sta. Ines, owned by the Rodriguez Family of Sta. Ines, Bacolor, Pampanga, as she appeared in the...
Friday, November 29, 2013

174. CRUZ, CRISTOS, CRUCIFIJOS

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 CRUCIFIXION IN IVORY. A magnificent crucifix featuring the suffering Christ (in all-ivory) on the Cross, on a stoney mount decorated with...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

173. Santo Stories: STA. FILOMENA, Biñan's Incorruptible Saint

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TWO FILOMENAS. Filomena Almarines (b. 1913- d. 1938), the incorruptible milagrosa, and the Sta. Filomena image enshrined in her tomb. The ...
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Thursday, November 14, 2013

172. Holy Week Santos: SENOR DE LA PACIENCIA

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One of the most moving images processioned during the Lenten season is the image of a seated Christ, right after he was scourged, crowned...
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