Peruvian Retablos Wood Sculpture $60 to $100
(13 items)Featured Reviews on Peruvian Retablos Wood Sculpture $60 to $100
Wood retablo, 'Saint Martin de Porres'
By Susan
Both bright and rustic
This retablo is a lovely expression of St. Martins spirituality. It has a very rustic feel even though it has bright colors. I love the little dog and cat at his feet.
Wood retablo, 'Virgin Mary'
By Suezy
My third one! Yes, theyre that good!
I bought the first one for myself as a confirmation gift because one of our Deacons, in a class for new Catholics, said every Catholic home must have a few things - one of them was a statue or photo or painting, etc., of our Blessed Mother Mary. I bought the second for a woman in my Bible study, who is from Peru and just moved into a new home. I bought the third one for my sister, because when she saw a photo of mine, she fell in love with it - not for the religious appeal, but from a folk art perspective - and after looking at many online, I cant agree more. I watched the video of how the artisan makes the retablo and it added even greater value to it. I simply love them. I love the scene behind Mary - the high mountains, and the flowers, in a wooden box with doors. I mounted mine on a wall in my home office and see it from where I sit. Im buying the next one as a thank you gift for a close friend who I will be visiting in a few weeks.
Painted wood retablo, 'Cross of Lamentation'
By Lou
A beautiful work of art!
I received this packaged in a very secure manner. When I opened the package, I was surprised the Retablo was wrapped in a very nice paper in an inner package. The bow that was wrapped around the package had a small handmade figure of an Andean. A nice card signed by the artist (?) was included. The Retablo itself is a very magnificent work of art. The details are just amazing. I can't think of enough words to describe how great this is. It will be placed in a prominent place in my house. Thank you.
Featured Artist
"Over the years, I perfected my abilities and became a master retablo craftsman. In some, I depict Biblical scenes and, in others, everyday life in the Andes."
Alejandro Chavez was born in Lima in 1956. He specialises in creating retablos, a kind of reverent diorama-altar typical of the Ayacucho region of... read more
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