El Corazon Sagrado

NameRetablo

Artist Artist unrecorded

Place collectedNew Mexico, United States, North America

Medium[Text from Physical File] Tempera over yesso ground on hand adzed pine panel.

DimensionsOverall: 7 11/16 x 4 15/16 in. (19.6 x 12.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Historical Society of New Mexico, A5.1952.55

Object numberA5.1952.55

Provenance[Text from Physical File] Purchased with a lot of retablos from Julius Gans, June 1952 for $100. This includes numbers A5.1953.55 through A5.1952.82a. The amount of $100.00 was supplied by the Historical Society of New Mexico. Mr. Gans had this lot of retablos in his storerooms for more than 20 years without having them on display, and had, in fact, lost track of them until 1952. It was his wish to have them remain in the Museum in Mew Mexico which prompted him to make the exceedingly generous arrangements of the above token-price for the lot. See note A5.1952.82

Description[Text from Physical File]
Light blue border, large heart outlined in red strokes with wound below aorta, three tube-shaped red forms at bottom cross at top, crown of thorns painted in black, red and blue, four circles filled with black dots at corners. Higly stylized and decorative rendering of this theme in the style of Rafael Aragon.