DepartmentLatin America

Veronica's Veil

NameRetablo

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date2004

Place madeMexico, North America

Mediumtin, paint

DimensionsOverall: 12 1/16 x 10 1/16 in. (30.6 x 25.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.7

Object numberFA.2010.97.7

DescriptionPastiche of a small Mexican Veronica's Veil retablo thumbtacked to a black cardboard standing frame backing that is inserted into a tin frame. The retablo depicts the bleeding, thorn-crowned head of Christ (a light-skinned, bearded male with long brown hair) on a cream colored cloth over a black background. The retablo framed by the black cardboard, then framed by the tin frame, which is decorated by punched dot half-circles and sinuous dotted lines. Tin frame signed "Spanish Tin Works © Luann Garcia, '2004'".