DepartmentLatin America

Cross of Souls

NameFramed Painting

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date19th century

Place madeMexico, North America

MediumMetal (tin), glass, paper, paint

Dimensions17 5/16 × 12 11/16 × 1 1/4 in. (44 × 32.2 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.17.606V

Object numberA.1979.17.606V

Collections

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond

DescriptionCross of Souls: painted tin, blue ground, black cross with Christ, Madonna, stars, sun, moon depicted; above is God; below are souls in flames and Adam and Eve with tree of wisdom. Elaborate tin frame with blue, red, white paint on paper behind glass. // Description: glass covered.