Encuentro en Ranchos
Artist
Frederico M. Vigil
(American, born 1946)
Date1982
Mediumacrylic on canvas
DimensionsImage: 36 x 42 in. (91.4 x 106.7 cm)
Frame: 38 1/2 x 45 x 3 in. (97.8 x 114.3 x 7.6 cm)
Frame: 38 1/2 x 45 x 3 in. (97.8 x 114.3 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of anonymous donor, 1986
Object number1986.542.1
DescriptionLarge adobe church with buttress; two groups of people lined up in procession having come around the church are meeting together in center of image. Billowing clouds in sky.eMuseum Notes
Frederico M. Vigil explores the Hispanic heritage of Nuevo Mexico through his paintings. This painting is part of the series, Funciones: Communal Ceremonies of Hispanic Life, and focuses on the iconic Ranchos de Taos church, which has been immortalized by many artists over the past century. Instead of making the church the focus of the painting, it serves as a backdrop for the hermanos of the Penitente Brotherhood and the Catholic faithful.
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