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Santa Agata
Spanish Colonial, Mexico
Wood, Gesso, paint, gold leaf
circa 1750
21 x 16 inches. (53.33 x 40.65 cm)
Inventory # 10413
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Saint Agatha, patroness saint of breast cancer, earthquakes and natural disasters, is represented in this 18th century Spanish colonial plaque with her excised breasts on a platter. Carved and polychrome painted wood with elaborate 'estofado' gold work throughout.


Condition: paint loss, period surface chips.

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