Santa Gertrudis

NamePainting

Maker Pedro Antonio Fresquis (1749-1831)

Place madeNEW MEXICO, United States, Southwest, North America

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/16 x 5 1/8 x 13/16 in. (23 x 13 x 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of Cady Wells, A9.1954.49 R

Object numberA9.1954.49 R

DescriptionFigure in dark robe, nun's wimple of simplified shape, holds a red banner- has quaint black shoes on feet. Border is incised with a meander, tile floor is cross-hatched also the corners. This is in the style of the Calligraphic painter although the Saint is not as pretty in face as some of his other subjects.