Santa Librada

NamePainting

Maker José Aragón (Hispanic American, 1796-1862)

CultureHispanic American

Date1830-1862

Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America

MediumTempera on yeso, hand-planed pine panel.

DimensionsOverall: 16 9/16 x 9 13/16 x 15/16 in. (42 x 25 x 2.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of Cady Wells, A9.1954.32 R

Object numberA9.1954.32 R

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionPanel with painted shell top. The crucified female Saint of Latin American veneration, whose European iconography is obscure. This image wears wide red dress under a puce colored coat with hood over head and stands in crucified pose before a black cross.