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

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.