Broadsheet relating to Saint Anthony of Padua who is shown holding the Christ child flanked by a candelabra with flowers
ca. 1900–1913
Medium
Type-metal engraving and letterpress on tan paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 8 1/16 in. (30 × 20.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
Accession Number
46.46.166
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking broadsheet from around 1900–1913 captures the beloved Saint Anthony of Padua tenderly holding the Christ Child, flanked by an ornate candelabra blooming with flowers. Created by the iconic Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada collaboration with publisher Antonio Van Arroyo, it exemplifies the's prolific output of affordable, mass-produced imagery for everyday Mexicans. Posada, renowned for his bold black-line style and satirical calaveras (skeleton prints), here turns his hand to devotional art blending piety with visual drama. Printed using type-metal engraving and letterpr...
About the Artist
José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo · 1852–1913
José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) was a Mexican printmaker and engraver who revolutionized popular art and created some of the most iconic images in Mexican culture. Working primarily with publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, he produced over 20,000 images during his career—inexpensive broadsheets sold for a penny on colored paper that made his art accessible to even the poorest workers. He transform...