DepartmentHispano

Retablo of San Nicolas

NameRetablo, Religious Painting

Artist or maker Nicholas Halford de Sosaya

CultureHispanic, Hispano

Date2010

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, paint, gesso

DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 x 5 7/16 x 11/16 in. (22.5 x 13.8 x 1.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dan Prall

Object numberFA.2010.57.2

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionNativity scene with San Nicholas standing and praying over the Christ child, who lies in a straw filled crib in a wooden barn-like structure. Saint wears a red hat and red cape with a white robe beneath. Four sheep and a chicken fill the foreground, and a star shines through a window in the upper right corner.