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Nuestra Senora de la Merced
Nuestra Senora de la Merced
Nuestra Senora de la Merced
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentHispano

Nuestra Senora de la Merced

NameRetablo, Religious Painting
Maker Arturo Olivas
CultureHispanic-American
Date2004
Place madeAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood, gesso, paint
DimensionsOverall: 16 13/16 x 9 1/8 x 13/16 in. (42.7 x 23.2 x 2 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2010.90.1
DescriptionStanding female wearing crown and gray robe with red coat of arms crest on chest holds two short chains in proper left hand and two red scapulars with crosses in left. The background is a creamy yellow with a narrow red border surrounded by a black edge with white leaf motif. Painted on an elongated octagonal wood plank.