Thursday, 1 March 2018

Nuestro Señor el Desollado (Our Lord, The One Who is Flayed)

Nuestro Señor el Desollado (Our Lord, The One Who is Flayed) acrylic on canvas (2004) by Paul Pletka (Collection of  The Phoenix Art Museum) 

Paul Pletka is an American artist born in 1946.

The painting Nuestro Señor el Desollado represents the celebrations of Lent. During that time, rural communities in Mexico reenact the Passion of the Christ. The painting also features references to ancient deities.


Nuestro Señor el Desollado (details)







The Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004 – USA
Website: www.phxart.org/



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