Framed Dimensions: H: 6.5" W: 5.5"
 
This handmade print of Saint Elzéar of Sabran was created using traditional etching and aquatint techniques on a zinc plate. Saint Elzéar (1285–1323) was a French nobleman and Count of Ariano in the Kingdom of Naples. Known for his commitment to justice and compassion, he governed his lands with fairness, earning the respect of his peers and subjects. Despite his noble status, Elzéar led a life of piety and austerity alongside his wife, Blessed Delphina of Glandèves, with whom he made a mutual vow of chastity. He was a patron of the poor and a defender of the Church during a period of political instability in Europe. Elzéar was canonized in 1369 by Pope Urban V, who was also a relative of his.
 
This artwork combines historical artistry with modern craftsmanship to commemorate his life and legacy.The town of San Elizario in El Paso County, Texas, is named in honor of Saint Elzéar, reflecting the deep historical and cultural connections between Catholic saints and the early Spanish settlements in the region. Originally established as a presidio (military fort) in the late 18th century, San Elizario served as a key waypoint along the Camino Real, a vital trade and missionary route.
 
About the artist:
 
Sergio Alfonso Rodriguez Garcia
(Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. 1983)
 
His work responds to an exploration of a formal and thematic nature, which he defines through painting and graphics with everyday elements, plant forms or landscapes.
The figurative aspect of his work, quite attached to tradition, accentuates a certain tension between the prosaic and the metaphysical.
 
Bachelor of International Trade at the University of Guanajuato 2011
He began his artistic learning in a self-taught way, until he met the late Guanajuato landscaper Jesús Gallardo Carrillo, who guided him for two years.
He entered the then National School of Plastic Arts (current Faculty of Arts and Design of the UNAM) in 2013 and during his career he specialized in metal engraving under the tutelage of teachers Eugenia Figueroa Mendoza and Jose de Jesús Martínez Alvarez.
Study one year of the degree at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain for a mobility scholarship from 2016 to 2017.
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Awards and Exhibitions
 
Collective exhibition of the 2011 State Painting Contest at the Gene Byron Museum of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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Collective exhibition of students of the Faculty of Arts and Design "Visual Dispersion" in the AMGIP Gallery, Mexico D.F. in May 2014.
 
III Rodin-Royal Talens National Painting Contest at the Soumaya Museum, Mexico, D.F. October 2014.
 
Collective exhibition of the Autores UNAM 2014 contest "Portrait of Alfonso Reyes"
 
Collective drawing exhibition “The Measure of All Things” at the Old Academy of San Carlos” September-October 2015. “Self-portrait”.
 
Collective exhibition "A Pictorial Vision of the Basin of Mexico and the Map of Uppsala", at the Museum of the Archaeological Zone of Mixcoac. January 2018.
 
International Book Fair of the Palacio de Mineria 2018, Exhibition of Alternative Books. Graphic work "Virgins, Christs and Saints of my Grandmothers".
 
VI Shizaburo Takeda Biennial of Graphic Arts. Museum of Oaxacan Painters, Oaxaca, Oaxaca. 2019 Third Place “Yermo”
 
Permanent Exhibition at Flor de Barro Gallery, El Paso, Texas, USA. Various Works.
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Third Place VI Biennial of Graphic Arts Shizaburo Takeda. Work "Yermo" Museum of Oaxacan Painters, Oaxaca, Oaxaca. 2019.
 
Chihuahua Vanguardia Award in Arts and Sciences 2021. First Place in Visual Arts. Work "Still Life".
 
Las Tapias Exhibition at Centro de Desarrollo Cultural, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. 2025