DepartmentHispano
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
NameRetablo
Maker
Rafael Aragón
(Hispanic American, 1796-1862)
CultureHispano
Dateearly 19th c., staff
Place madeNEW MEXICO, United States, NORTH AMERICA
MediumWood, gesso, paint
Dimensions19 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. (49.2 x 39 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edwin E. Bewley
Object numberA.1992.119.1
DescriptionStanding female w/ child in oval format ptd. on adzed, rect. wood panel. A crowned virgin holds a Christ Child in her l. arm. Her r. hand holds 2 scapulars. She stands upon a semi-circle hatched in blk. and is flanked by hands of red arcs. Objects and details are delineated by a heavey black outlined except fot the delicately drawn hands. Traces of brown and red paint remain on virgin's clothing. An inner border of concentric blk. brn. and tan ovals is superimposed upon a black sgraffito grid with inner circles. "Trends" pencilled on upper right back. Sticker "23 Nuestra Senora del Carmen".
Rafael Aragón
19th Century
