Crucifix

NamePainting

Artist Artist unrecorded

Daten.d.

Place collectedNew Mexico, United States, North America

MediumPine wood, gesso, tempera

Dimensions22.5 x 16.5 x 6 mm. to 1 cm: in.; cm

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Museum Purchase, A7.1949.11

Object numberA7.1949.11

ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Cyrus McCormick to SAR, Jan. 19, 1949.

DescriptionBlack cross behind corpus dawn in positive line with freely sketched decorative form rather than realistically. Loin cloth forms a neat diamond at terminal. Streams of red blood spout from nail woulds in hands and end at nail wounds in feet. Backgound white yeso; border plain stripes of red, pink, black, grey shading into white yeso. Head has 3 rays of light in addition to crown of thorns and halo. Dot-Dash? of panel of Cayetano, EB.