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Nicolas Otero

(b. 1981)

A Labor of Reverence - The Stations of the Cross, 2009

hand-adzed wood, gesso, natural pigments, tin, wood, straw, cotton embroidery
A collaborative project, together with: Christine Montoya (tinwork), Jimmy Trujillo (straw inlay crosses), and Julia R. Gomez (colcha textiles)

Panel One inscribed verso: A Labor of Reverence / Commissioned by the David P. Smolarek Family / In Loving Memory of Lorraine Joan Smolarek / 1933-2005 / July 24th 2009 / Nicolas R Otero

Panel Order:
1st Station: Jesus is condemned to death
2nd Station: Jesus carries His cross
3rd Station: Jesus falls the first time
4th Station: Jesus meets His Mother
5th Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross
6th Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
7th Station: Jesus falls the second time
8th Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
9th Station: Jesus falls a third time
10th Station: Jesus clothes are taken away
11th Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross
12th Station: Jesus dies on the cross
13th Station: The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross
14th Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb
15th Station: Jesus' resurrection
Retablo (each): 15 x 12 in. (38.10 x 30.48 cm.), Frame (each): 30 1/4 x 24 1/2 x 1 in. (76.84 x 62.23 x 2.54 cm.)

  • Provenance: The Smolarek Trust Collection
  • Exhibited:
    The Way of the Cross / La Via Dolorosa, Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 1 - September 13, 2012
  • Condition: The works are in overall excellent, original studio condition.

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