DepartmentHispano
Santa Barbara
NamePainting
Artist or maker
Laguna Santero
(New Mexican, 1795 - 1810)
CultureHispano
Date1795 - 1809
Place collectedChristiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States, North America
Place madeNew Mexico, United States
MediumWood (pine), gesso, water based paint
Dimensions20 1/16 × 11 5/8 in. (51 × 29.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1968.22.82
Object numberFA.1968.22.82
DescriptionHand-adzed pine board with lunette at top. Lunette carved with scallops and painted in red and blue. Figure of Barbara holds marker's plume in left hand, monstrance in right. Red cape over blue tunic.Stylized tower in lower left corner.
