The Infant Jesus of Prague
Church of the Virgen
de
la Navidad
Teotitlan
del
Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
Christ
Child (Sunburst
diadem,
royal robes, right hand raised in benediction, blue orb in
left).
Wood, gesso, paint; glass eyes, painted head but no wig;
fabric
garments;
baby size.
The ball is of one piece with the left hand, which has fused
fingers.
The
figure is stiff and unsmiling.
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of
the Christ
Child