
Hand-carved wood, home-made gesso, water-based natural pigments, piñon-resin varnish.
42 in. x 21 in. x 5 in.San Acacio was a second-century Roman general who converted to Christianity—along with his soldiers—and was crucified. He is depicted crucified, usually bearded and clad in eighteenth-century European military garb. His soldiers often stand at his sides with banners, guns and drums. He is associated with the military and is invoked against intruders.