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antique retablo Mexico spanish colonial art oil on tin

$ 250.8

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Provenance: James Eddy Collection
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Featured Refinements: Retablo Folk Art
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Condition: A beautiful and very hard to find, very small Anima Sola retablo. There is minor paint loss and tiny brown spots indicative of its age. This isn't a bright retablo. I can not read the text at the bottom but I love it just the same. A stunning retablo of an Anima Sola that has been loved with faith and devotion for years. Catholics pray for the souls in the purifying fire of purgatory to achieve the holiness necessary to enter Heaven. They prayed over the retablo representing their friends or family members that have died and gone to purgatory. This little anima sola is 2 3/4” x 3 5/8” It is the original frame created with a narrow strip of metal.Anima Sola Mexico oil on tin with metal frame 2 3/4” x 3 5/8”

    Description

    A beautiful and very hard to find, very small Anima Sola retablo. There is minor paint loss and tiny brown spots indicative of its age. This isn't a bright retablo. I can not read the text at the bottom but I love it just the same. A stunning retablo of an Anima Sola that has been loved with faith and devotion for years. Catholics pray for the souls in the purifying fire of purgatory to achieve the holiness necessary to enter Heaven. They prayed over the retablo representing their friends or family members that have died and gone to purgatory.
    This little anima sola is 2 3/4” x 3 5/8” It is the original frame created with a narrow strip of metal.
    Anima Sola  Mexico oil on tin with metal frame 2 3/4” x 3 5/8”