James Cordova Arts

San Joaquin

90 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97>
<98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04
san_joaquin

Retablo, 1999

Hand-adzed wood, home-made gesso, water-based natural pigments, piñon-resin varnish, leather.

15.5 in. x 11.75 in.

San Joaquín (Saint Joaquim)

The father of the Virgin Mary and the husband of Santa Ana (Saint Anne). He is depicted as an older man and holds the Virgin Mary, appearing as a small child. Like San José, he is associated with ideal fatherhood.


updated 15 April 05