Detail from Large Altar on East Wall of Sanctuario Church at Chimayo. St. Christopher

E. Boyd

National Gallery of Art

The artwork depicts two figures. One figure is an adult holding a child, while extending a branch upwards. The adult figure has a stylized face with a trimmed beard and short, black hair. The child has short black hair and is wearing a red robe. The adult wears a long, flowing yellow and grey garment with a draped cloak featuring red and grey dotted patterns. The scene is framed by a large arch with multicolored bands and decorative lines. The background shows repeating abstract patterns in blue.