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 the Virgin Mary. 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. The Virgin Mary is referred to as Our Lady of Sorrows, in reference to her seven sorrows, and is often shown in a mournful state. She is seen here with eyes downcast and hands in prayer.
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Santo Niño Santero ; 18th-century Novice Santero — Our Lady 
The A. J. Santero — Our Lady of Guadalupe (Nuestra Señora de
Santo Niño Santero — Saint Anthony (San Antonio)
José Aragon — Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Nuestra Señora del C
José Benito Ortega — Saint Barbara (Santa Barbara)
José Aragon — Saint Joseph the Patriarch (San José Patriarca
John Singer Sargent — The Virgin
Manuel Arellano — Virgin of Guadalupe
José Aragon — San Ramon Nonato
José Benito Ortega — Archangel Saint Raphael (San Raphael)
José Raphael Aragon — Saint Lawrence (San Lorenzo)
Giovanni da Francia — Madonna of Humility
