San Isidro

NamePainting / Retablo

Artist or maker Irene Martinez Yates (born 1940)

CultureHispano

Date1996

Place madeAlgodones, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, gesso, paint

Dimensions7 11/16 × 7 3/16 × 11/16 in. (19.5 × 18.3 × 1.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Looney, A.2016.83.9

Object numberA.2016.83.9

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionSan Isidro is standing in a field dressed in brown clothing, a black hat with red band, black boots, and holds a staff in his left hand while his right hand makes the peace sign. An angel is guiding a pair of white oxen through the field and a plow sits in the lower right corner. In the upper left corner is a gold cross attached to a brown arm. The sky is a blue wash. The border and edges are black.