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El Santuario
El Santuario
El Santuario
DepartmentHispano

El Santuario

NamePainting
Maker Nicholas Herrera (Hispano, born 1964)
CultureHispano
Date2003
Place madeEl Rito, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood, paint, leather
Dimensions20 1/16 × 22 1/16 × 13/16 in. (51 × 56 × 2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, bequest of Daniel E. Prall, FA.2018.27.126
Object numberFA.2018.27.126
DescriptionRetablo shaped like a church with bells in towers depicting the Santuario de Chimayo. Doors at the bottom are open with Our Lady of Guadelupe in center and angels on either side.
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