DepartmentHispano

Nuestra Senora de la Merced

NameRetablo, Religious Painting

Artist or maker Arturo Olivas

CultureHispanic-American

Date2004

Place madeAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, gesso, paint

DimensionsOverall: 16 13/16 x 9 1/8 x 13/16 in. (42.7 x 23.2 x 2 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2010.90.1

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionStanding female wearing crown and gray robe with red coat of arms crest on chest holds two short chains in proper left hand and two red scapulars with crosses in left. The background is a creamy yellow with a narrow red border surrounded by a black edge with white leaf motif. Painted on an elongated octagonal wood plank.