In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Painted in New Mexico, this small religious scene, or retablo, was meant for private devotion in a chapel or home. Retablos typically depict saints, angels, or, as here, the Virgin Mary. Holding the Christ Child, the Virgin wears a large cloak that envelops both figures, underscoring her role as protector. The New Mexican painters who specialized in these subjects were called santeros . To develop their iconographies, santeros looked to a variety of printed materials, including woodcuts, pamphlets, and illustrated Bibles.
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Santo Niño Santero — Saint Anthony (San Antonio)
José Aragon — Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Nuestra Señora del C
John Singer Sargent — The Virgin
José Benito Ortega — Saint Barbara (Santa Barbara)
The A. J. Santero — Our Lady of Guadalupe (Nuestra Señora de
Virgin and Child
José Aragon — San Ramon Nonato
The A. J. Santero — Our Lady of the Way (Nuestra Señora del 
Berlinghiero (Italian, before 1242) — Virgin and Child with 
Berlinghiero (Italian, before 1242) — Virgin and Child with 
José Aragon — Saint Joseph the Patriarch (San José Patriarca
Giovanni da Francia — Madonna of Humility
