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Beautiful Clay Hand-Painted Brown La Calavera de la Catrina Novio e Novia Doll 13 ¼ "L 6 ¾ " W This novio de novia doll is painted completely brown. The man is wearing a sombrero with a button down shirt and dress slacks. The bride is wearing a dress and a bouquet of flowers. Both of their heads are detachable. Add this to your unique collection! MADE BY JUAN TORRES History: La Calavera de la Catrina is a 1913 zinc etching by Mexican engraver and printmaker José Guadalupe Posada . It was part of his series of calaveras , which were humorous images of contemporary figures depicted as skeletons, often accompanied by a poem. The word " catrina " is the feminine form of the word "catrín", which means "dandy". The figure, depicted in an ornate hat fashionable at the time, is intended to show that the rich and fashionable, despite their pretensions to importance, are just as susceptible to death as anyone else. La catrina , as it is commonly known, was a popular print in Posada's day, but soon faded from the popular memory. It, like the rest of Posada's prints, was revived by a French artist and art historian Jean Charlot shortly after the Mexican Revolutio n. La Catrina soon gained iconic status as a symbol of a uniquely Mexican art, and was reproduced en masse. The image has since become a staple of Mexican imagery, and is often read more

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