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Mayor House has promoted the initiative through the Programme 'Murcia was'
Child, attributed to the sculptor Sánchez Tapia, toured the homes of the parish for Christmas
Over seventy years after he was maimed during the Civil War, the Holy Child Sangonera la Verde, look again at its best.
And come back home for Christmas.
This morning was given to the parish priest, José Alberto Cánovas, by the Director General of Fine Arts, Enrique Ujaldón, once the restoration process of this work attributed to the sculptor Francisco Sánchez Tapia (1830-1902).
The impetus for the restoration has been made by the Murcia Municipal Program was.
Murcia Plan was aimed at the rehabilitation and enhancement of the historical heritage of Murcia, after successes in the recovery of diverse and outstanding works of art in the city, extends and projects to the districts of the municipality.
Thus it is possible that the impetus to the protection and recovery of works, customs and traditions to benefit more citizens.
The presentation ceremony was attended by the Director General of Fine Arts, Enrique Ujaldón, the Councillor for Culture, Fátima Barnuevo, the village headman of Sangonera la Verde, Juan Jimenez, and the president of the Brotherhood of the Child, Antonio Town.
A valuable work
El Santo Niño de los Angeles is the most valuable that exists in the hamlet.
This work belonged to the ancient sculptural group Our Lady Queen of Angels, which was destroyed during the Civil War.
So, could only save the child.
In recent years, due to its value, the piece has only been exposed to the faithful during Christmas.
The rest of the year was still kept in a safe.
The restoration of the Child has encouraged the creation of a new brotherhood in Sangonera that from now on, recall the ancient custom of bringing the size of households in the parish by Christmas.
The rehabilitation process has been undertaken by the Centre for the Restoration of Autonomous Community, under the direction of Francisco López Soldevila.
The report of the restoration is emphasized that the piece was made in the last third of the nineteenth century and represents the naked boy covered with a light blue loincloth.
Restorers of fine polychrome highlights with a brush on face and hair, and flesh tones and cool in the body.
Undoubtedly be ascribed to the parameters set by Francisco Sánchez Tapia, given the link between the sculptural repertoire of that artist and some carvings in the town of Sangonera La Verde, without forgetting those technical resources so typical of the imager of the nineteenth century follower Salzillo, such as the softness and delicacy of carving and flesh tones, respectively, without forgetting the wake of the teacher always live in it.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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