Antique Spanish Colonial Retablo-El Sagrado Corazón de Jesús

Item Details

An early 19th Century Spanish Colonial retablo image on pine board of El Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The image shows the heart with the crown of thorns and cross on a light background. It is framed on three sides by a red ruffle. There is a stripe across the top with netting in the corners and an arch above . The rustic painting is executed in black, red blue and yellow on a rough hewn board. 1938.0546

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century around Santa Fe, New Mexico, and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938.
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections.

Condition

darkened overall. loss of paint, particularly on the arch above the image and along the edges. two holes through the wood in the image

Dimensions

Item #

17COL077-018