An andalousian Iconography in Ibero-america: Jesus gathering his clothes

Abstract

The Passion of Christ established important iconographic landmarks used by the Church in its propaganda through art. This repertoire, insufficient sometimes forced to resort to a plastic called devotional, where aesthetic values were relegated in favor of the pious intention of the image. This article examines the definition and diffusion of a specific iconography, Jesus gathering his clothes, which spread from Andalusia by Iberoamerica in the eighteenth century.