DepartmentHispano

Imaginar

NameRetablo

Artist John Gallegos (born 1980)

CultureHispano

Date2012

MediumWood, gesso, paint, varnish

Dimensions22 1/4 × 13 × 1 3/16 in. (56.5 × 33 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with funds from the Barbara Lidral bequest, A.2012.67.1

Object numberA.2012.67.1

DescriptionLarge angel figure with large wings dressed in gold garment with lace collar. Her hands are in a prayerful attitude; a cloth is draped aross her arms with the words "Positivo Negativo". Below is a heart with the words "Es Mejor Saber" on it with flowers around the heart -- all against a roundish background of gold with cream and green border. The background for the angel and the roundish section is black with many small white stars. The frame is green and blue with a scalloped pattern. At the top is a green, red, and yellow lunette. In front of the lunette is a dove with red ribbon carved separately and attached to the frame. The angel and the heart are done as a partial relief carving.