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 is known as a retablo. The New Mexican painters who specialized in these subjects were called santeros . Jerome is represented here with several of his traditional attributes. He holds a cross and a set of rocks, while a lion sits at his feet and a trumpet in the corner announces the final judgement.
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José Aragon — Saint Raymond Nonnatus (San Ramon Nonato)
José Aragon — Saint Joseph the Patriarch (San José Patriarca
José Benito Ortega — Saint Barbara (Santa Barbara)
Antonio Molleno — Saint Acacius (San Acacio)
José Benito Ortega — Archangel Saint Raphael (San Raphael)
José Aragon — Saint Acacius (San Acacio)
Santo Niño Santero — Saint Anthony (San Antonio)
José Aragon — Saint James (Santiago)
Pedro Fresquis — Nuestra Señora de los Lagos
The A. J. Santero — Saint Jerome (San Geronimo)
José Aragon — Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Nuestra Señora del C
The A. J. Santero — Saint Rosalia of Palermo (Santa Rosalia 
