Santa Rita de Cascia/St. Rita of Cascia
Maker
Rafael Aragón
(Hispanic American, 1796-1862)
Dateca. 1830, staff
Place madeNORTHERN, NEW MEXICO, United States, NORTH AMERICA
Mediumwood
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 11/16 in. (20.7 x 13 x 1.8 cm)
ClassificationsDevotional Artifact
Credit LineIFAF Collection, purchase with funds from the E. Boyd Memorial Fund
Object numberFA.1981.12.7
Description[Text from Physical File] Santa Rita de Cascia/St. Rita of Cascia. Tempera and gesso on pine panel. Central figure in black garment with pointed sleeves, covering head also, holds skull in left hand, cross raised in right hand. Red drapery fills borders pf upper 3/4's of panel. Yellow background (old varnish on white). Figure stands on divided flooring consisting of dots within wavy lines. Outline of figure's hands in red.
Attribution as to artist based upon classification established by E. Boyd. See popular Arts of Spanish New Mexico. Museum of New Mexico Press, 1974.
Old collection records on Carroll collection indicate: "sold to W. Duttonhofer -- Feb. 1954"
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18th century, C. Mather
1935-1943
c. 1970
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ca. 1680-1700