I love this cross ! It's more noticeable than some of my smaller crosses and I get many friends asking where I got it ! The size is perfect for me !
I wear it often.
I bought this piece because of its grace and simplicity and also because of the feelings of peace, tenderness and love that are portrayed in this portrait of Mary with her son Jesus Christ.
"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 specializes in creating retablos, a kind of reverent diorama-altar typical of the Ayacucho region of... read more
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