Bidspirit auction | Spanish Colonial Style Reverse Glass

Spanish Colonial Style Reverse Glass Painting of San José and the Christ Child - A single framed devotional painting, executed in the style of a Spanish Colonial or Mexican Retablo, depicting San José (Saint Joseph) holding the Christ Child. The work is rendered on tin. Both figures are shown crowned and haloed. St. Joseph wears a green cloak patterned with gold stars over yellow and orange robes and holds a stalk of pink roses. The Christ Child holds a small cross and a white lily stem. The reverse features a brown paper backing bearing a label for ”Art Center, 500 MONTANA DRIVE, EL PASO, TEXAS 79903.”