Santa Barbara
ca. 1680-1690
- Medium
- oil on wood panel
- Dimensions
- 27.6 × 21 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-140192
Puerto Ricans depicted religious subjects for homes and churches, although painted images were less common than carved wooden saints. This small panel was probably created as one of several for the front of a pulpit or altarpiece in a church or a private chapel. Saint Barbara is especially revered in Puerto Rico, because she is believed to protect against hurricanes, which are an annual threat to…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection
Registry history
- ca. 1680-1690 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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