Mexican Retablo Depicting the Soul of Mary or Our Lady of the Dove, Framed

A veiled woman in a blue mantle holds two lilies among soft clouds

This Retablo depicting the soul of mary or our lady of the dove is from Mexico, and dates to the 19th century. It is paint & tin. Retablos were first painted on wood, canvas and copper for churches, but cheap tin sheets in the nineteenth century made paintings of saints affordable across every class of society. A small painting of a woman in a deep blue cloak with a floral crown, hands crossed at the chest with lilies. She rests on warm gold-brown clouds. A cream mat and a dark carved frame with copper highlights surround it. It is 20.75 inches wide and 25 high.

Calm, tidy and nicely lit, even in a modest format.