DepartmentHispano

Santa Rosalia de Palermo

Namepainting

CultureHispanic American

Daten.d.

Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America

Mediumpine gesso and paint

DimensionsOverall: 11 7/16 x 7 x 11/16 in. (29 x 17.8 x 1.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of Cady Wells, A9.1954.34 R

Object numberA9.1954.34 R

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

Description[Original Text from Physical File]
Figure in black robe, painted red crown, and with long black hair. Large, boldly brushed red, blue, and black swags top and right side of panel with incised hatching. Blobs of ochre painted over the hatching. Figure is not centered in panel but over the left side. Due to yeso losses the attribute in her right hand is lost (a cross?) while only a faint trace remains of an altar at lower left corner. She may have had a pedestal base. left hand holds nothing. Figure is very simply done but most dramatic.