DepartmentHispano

Juan Diego y Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe

NameRetablo

Artist Peter Lopez

DateApril, 1997

Place madeMontezuma, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions16 1/4 × 10 13/16 × 11/16 in. (41.3 × 27.5 × 1.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Estate of Dr. Don Pierce, A.;2014.29.5

Object numberA.2014.29.5

ProvenanceDonation from the Estate of Dr. Donald Pierce.

DescriptionPainted standing male figure dressed in long white garment with traditional image of Lady Guadalupe on it, red roses scattered around Lady and Don Diego's feet, green drapes on either side and tile floor below him, Top of painting is variation of lunette with steps on each side and rounded arch in middle, the left step has face of the sun and the right step has face of the moon, the center arch contains a dove, design painted in each corner on the brown edges, on the back of the painting is written story of Don Diego and Lady Guadalupe.