El Santo Nino de Pragua

NamePainting

Artist or maker Carlos Pacheco

DateOctober 2009

Place madeTaos, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, gesso, paint, varnish

DimensionsOverall: 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 x 11/16 in. (35 x 24 x 1.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2011.48.1

Object numberFA.2011.48.1

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionCrowned Santo Nino dressed in orange robe with gold figured bottom edge holds a blue orb in his right hand. He stands on a brown pedestal with a dove. Several angelic figures surround him. The lunette at the top depicts a male figure (God the Father) dressed in yellow. The raised border is in different gold and blue designs with black scallops, with stepped top leading to the central lunette. The edge is painted blue.