Mother of Love displayed where I can see her beauty every day.
This item is beautifully hand-crafted. The detail work and colors are exceptional!
Thank you Juan and Carolina for all the love you so obviously put into your work.
Got this for my wife for her birthday several years ago and it still gives pleasure in viewing it, and it draws lots of compliments from guests at our home.
As a San Franciscan I wanted to add this santo to my collection
of artworks from Jose Canil Ramos (Jocara). It is even more beautiful than the featured photo: Saint Francis has a beautiful soulful face.
"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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