James Cordova Arts

Bulto, 1997

Hand-carved wood, home-made gesso, water-based natural pigments, piñon-resin varnish.

Nuestro Señor de los Dolores (Our Man of Sorrows)

A non-historical depiction of Christ, who bears the wounds of the Passion and Crucifixion but is not dead. Purely a devotional image, its emphasis is on the suffering Christ bore for the salvation of humankind and is an example of his undying love and devotion. This image is associated with penitence and, therefore, the Penitentes of New Mexico