The care with which the artist worked is so very evident in this piece. It is darkly comic, with a band of horned creatures playing a musical tune on various instruments. I love it
This is a warm and colorful retablo from Peru. Great Size
and the figures of the people and the animals are so life
like...This retablo is an excellent example of fine
workmanship from the artisan.
Rochelle
New Jersey
"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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