NM Retablo by Jose Rafael Aragon of San Antonio with Christ Child

Jose Aragon, New Mexico

1820 - 1840 | Wood, Water Based Paints | Item 2280

This New Mexican retablo by Jose Rafael Aragon shows San Antonio with the Christ Child. He holds a staff with a fancy top (floral?). The Christ Child seems to hold a similar but much smaller staff. They are against a cream yellow background, with colorful curtains pulled back at the upper corners. The board is carved to show a bevel cut on all sides on the front surface. The back has an old label and the words in pencil “San Victoriano”.