DepartmentHispano

San Gil (or Egidio)

NameRetablo

Artist or maker Rafael Aragón (Hispanic American, 1796-1862)

CultureHispano

Date1840-1860, staff

Place madeNEW MEXICO, United States, NORTH AMERICA

Mediumwood, gesso, paint

Dimensions14 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 3/16 in. (37.5 x 26 x 3 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.1992.27.1

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionCentral frontal male saint w/ blk. hair and eyes, grn. halo, blk. biretta. Holds quill in l. hand, blk.-outlined cross in rt. Dressed in blk. habit, red scapular trimmed w/ gold, grn. cape w/ blk. collar, grn./gray deer outlined in blk. w/red hooves and mouth stands on hind leg to Saints left. Con't