Painting Item Number: 3678/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Painting of San Isidro Labrador (Isidore the Laborer), the patron saint of farmers. The painting depicts a male figure standing at centre, holding a staff in his hands at and angle in front of his torso. He wears a cloak with black and white ruffled cuffs. He wears a black hat and tall red boots. He stands among three sheep, with a similarly dressed figure lying down at his feet. There is a white building with red roof in the background, on the right. 'San ISIDRO LABRADOR' is written in banners on the top left. Canvas on wood frame with paper around edges.
Fred Braches collected the piece when he was stationed in Peru, while working in the merchant navy.
Cuzco school painting; c. 18 century.