St. Francis/Happy Days

NamePainting / Retablo

CultureHispano

Date2014

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, gesso, paint

Dimensions24 × 11 1/4 × 11/16 in. (61 × 28.5 × 1.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2016.60.1

Object numberFA.2016.60.1

DescriptionMale saint wearing a brown robe kneels prayerfully under a pine tree with several branches hanging over his head. He holds a quail in his right hand. A magpie sits on a branch above him and a rabbit stands to his left. Red rosettes form the border. On the top of the retablo is a two-level lunette, red and gold.