DepartmentLatin America
El Santo Nino de Pragua
NamePainting
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
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.Artist Not Recorded
Artist Not Recorded
Belarmino Esquibel
Isleta Tinsmith