Cruz de Animas

NamePainting; Retablo; Lamina

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1913

Place madeMexico, North America

MediumMetal (tin), paint

DimensionsOverall: 9 15/16 x 7 3/16 in. (25.3 x 18.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jacqueline Dunnington

Object numberA.2010.29.2

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionLarge black crucifix painted over medium blue background. In addition to Christ figure, cross filled with many symbols of the passion (Sun, moon, ladder, etc.). Below and to the sides of the cross are several figures, possibly including Mary and John, Our Lady of Sorrows, Adam and Eve, a skeleton and a man and woman in flames (purgatory).