The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Untitled (Semi-Circle of Children, Central Girl Dressed as an Angel Holding the Baby Jesus)
c. 1910s
(Costa Rican, active c. 1910s–30s)
Image: 15 x 23.9 cm (5 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Gift of Michael F. Resch 2022.342
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Portraits are the bread-and-butter business of most photography studios.Description
The Foto Imperio photography studio was run by Andrés and Francisco Hernández in San José, Costa Rica. The brothers also ran a bookstore and print shop, and Francisco was a successful cartoonist, too. Here they artfully arranged 35 children to create a group portrait commemorating a religious event—perhaps a Christmas pageant? The girl dressed as an angel holds a baby, while the girl and boy at her feet seem posed as if for a wedding portrait.- ?-2022Michael Resch, Gates Mills, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.342