N.S. de San Juan de los Lagos

NamePainting

Possibly madeUnited States, Southwestern, North America

DimensionsOverall: 11 13/16 x 6 5/16 in. (30 x 16 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of Cady Wells, A9.1954.67 R

Object numberA9.1954.67 R

DescriptionTempera over gesso on hand adzed pine panel with five sided lunette top. Companion panel to A9.1954.14 R of St. Jerome. Figure is delicately drawn and colored in the manner of Jose Aragon when working after a print. The statue painting is framed by a painted oval of leaves adn another of painted rose rope molding. The pedestal is treated as a seperate element without confusion, a crescent moon is below the feet and there is a pair of tall tapers. A Scroll below the oval borders is lettered "N.S. de San Juan de los Lagos".