Santos: New Mexico’s Hispanic Devotional Art

Discover the santos collection at the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, New Mexico. These devotional artworks include retablos, painted panels depicting religious subjects, and bultos, carved wooden figures. Together, they offer a window into northern New Mexico’s Hispanic artistic and religious traditions.

Santeros: The Artists Behind the Tradition

The artists who create santos are known as santeros, or saint-makers. Their work brings together faith, craftsmanship, and community, giving familiar religious subjects a distinctly regional expression.

Explore the Museum’s Santos Collection

Part of the museum’s Hispanic arts collection, these works invite visitors to look closely at the relationship between art and devotion. Compare the painted surfaces of retablos with the sculpted forms of bultos, and consider how each artist uses color, expression, and detail to bring a subject to life.

See Santos in Taos

Explore this tradition in person at the Millicent Rogers Museum. Plan your visit for museum hours, admission information, and directions.