Adan y Eva

NameRetablo

Maker Frank L. Garcia

Date2019

Place madePojoaque, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumSugarpine wood, handmade gesso, beeswax, pinon varnish, walnut husk (brown), indigo (blue), chamisa (yellow), placita green (green), rose matter (red), cochineal (pink and purple)

Dimensions18 1/8 × 9 1/4 × 13/16 in. (46 × 23.5 × 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF collection, FA.2020.11.1

Object numberFA.2020.11.1

ProvenancePurchased by the curator from the artist at Spanish Market, Santa Fe, 2019.

DescriptionFlat, carved and painted wood with two-step finial at top of rectangular body. Each "shelf" area at top supports a plant finial. Primary final is painted with images of Jesus, the sun, and the crescent moon. Below is a tree containing the serpent which has a human face. Adan is to the viewer's left; Eva is to the right. Eva is offering Adan an apple. Both are nude. Behind the main figures is a landscape of grasslands , mountains, and blue sky. A sheep grazes behind Adan. Red and blue border contains the inscription Adan y Eva. Colors are light blues, greens, and golds with red, white, and dark blue.