Madonna~Cusco School Retablo Catholic Icon Oil Painting

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UNIQUE Carved Wood Shrine Retablo With Coronation Click an Image to Enlarge PRODUCT INFORMATION Description Fantastic arrival from the city of Cuzco !We have just acquired these magnificent, very rare wooden retablos, during our last trip to Cuzco. Each of them has been specially hand picked and carefully chosen. They are as exquisite and unique as this one. So be ready, and start bidding on these magnificent pieces before they are all gone. A work of art that will be trasured for years to come.A beautiful altar/retablo, this is a stunning vintage art piece made in Cuzco-Peru. A one of a kind oil painting on canvas is presented in this elaborated wooden retablo. It is very special, as it has been exquisitely handcarved, and has a super detailed work that includes columns by the sides of the painting and a gorgeous coronation with a cherubic angel.It is a simply breathtaking masterpiece from the artists of the Cuzco School of Arts.A captivating oil depicting the Madonna with the divine Child.An exquisite portrait, details are richly highlighted with bronze leaf, an indicative of the artists of the Cuzco School of Painting. Look at the precious facial features and the many details! This remarkable work of art must be seen in person to be truly appreciated. This unique, exquisite retablo will make a valuable and rare asset to any art/religious collection. The history of the Peruvian painting has its origins at the colonial era. The Spanish painters who arrived at the Viceroyalty of Peru taught their techniques to the local artists, and they began to shape in its linen cloths its own representations, proposing a new iconographic interpretation of the Peruvian reality. The catholic divinities were adapted to indigenous sensitivity and gave like result an own and singular way that had its maxim expression in the "School of Cusco Painting" ( La Escuela Cusqueña), during centuries XVII and XVIII.This painting has been done in the style of the works of La Escuela Cusqueña, the history of which is traced to the 17th century. Originally influenced by Spanish and Italian artists, this school was comissioned to paint sacred art in churches and monasteries throughout the Peruvian city of Cusco after the area was devastated by an earthquake in 1650. The collected efforts of numerous artists gradually evolved into a unique yet harmonious and consistent style, devoid of individualism.This unique painting arrives to you in a stunning handcarved cedar wood altar piece. Its delightful patterns have been bathed in bronze leaf. Don't miss this chance to get a great piece of art and peruvian history at an unbeatable price and start bidding now !Size Retablo: 12.5"H x 9.5"W ~ Painting" 5.5"H x 4"W Approx. Weight 1.11 lb. Materials Oil on Canvas/Handcarved Wood Suggested Retail Price $ 155.00 Item Code 71 PAYMENT INFORMATION PayPal ( ) and Money Orders/Cashier Checks/Personal Checks are accepted. For international bidders, the ONLY If you pay with Paypal, please use eBay Checkout to make easier for you the payment process. If you buy more than 1 item, please e-mail us asking for a combined shipping/handling fee, then a consolidated invoice for all the items you have won will be sent. If you pay with a Money Order/Cashier Check/Personal Check, please include the eBay item number, your eBay user ID and your shipping address in the envelope . If such payment does not include this information, your order may be delayed. Our mailing address is included within the winning notification e-mail, which is sent after the auction ends. Personal checks will be held for 10 business days to clear. If a payment for an item is not received after 7 days, we will send a last payment reminder. If we still don't receive the payment after 3 days from that last payment reminder, we will file a Non-Paying-Buyer Alert on eBay, in order to recover the fees charged for every item we sell. Florida... read more

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