Trinity

NamePainting

Artist or maker Pedro Antonio Fresquis (1749-1831)

CultureHispanic American

Date1749-1831

Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America

Mediumtempera on fragment of hand-made shingle (pine?)

DimensionsWhole: 8 11/16 x 5 11/16 x 1 15/16 in. (22 x 14.5 x 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of Cady Wells, A9.1954.12 R

Object numberA9.1954.12 R

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionNaively brushed image of two identical persons with the Christ Child between them, wearing an imperial crown instead of the more usual triangular nimbus. Color scheme looks, under thick varnish - red, tan, and dark green. It is probably red, blue, yellow, on white yeso ground.