14" x 10"
Oil on Tin
$1200
Santa
Elena
(Saint Helena)
Santa Elena is the mother of the Emperor Constantine and the legendary finder of the true cross. She appears exotically dressed to suggest that she is a Roman Empress - either crowned or wearing a turban. Well known but not particularly popular in Mexico, Santa Elena was considered a mediator between the baptized newly born and God. This retablo reads "Santa Elena De La Cruz. Emiz." and "Alberto Mejia Pinto, Apetatitla E. Tlaxcala, Acosto 7 De 1925" at the bottom.
