Trinity

NamePainting

Maker Pedro Antonio Fresquis (1749-1831)

CultureHispanic American

Date1749-1831

Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America

Mediumtempera on fragment of hand-made shingle (pine?)

DimensionsWhole: 8 11/16 x 5 11/16 x 1 15/16 in. (22 x 14.5 x 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of Cady Wells, A9.1954.12 R

Object numberA9.1954.12 R

DescriptionNaively brushed image of two identical persons with the Christ Child between them, wearing an imperial crown instead of the more usual triangular nimbus. Color scheme looks, under thick varnish - red, tan, and dark green. It is probably red, blue, yellow, on white yeso ground.