Mexican Retablo Depicting Mater Doloroso or Our Lady of Sorrows, Framed

A hooded woman in teal and red sits tiny inside a lot of gold

This Retablo depicting mater doloroso or our lady of sorrows is from Mexico, and dates to the 19th century. It is paint & tin. The word retablo comes from Latin words generally taken to mean behind the altar, recalling European altarpieces that grew from carved and painted panels of Christ, the Virgin Mary and saints. A small, dark portrait of a woman in a teal hood with a red robe, hands folded at the chest. Her face is pale against a murky ground. A broad plain gilt frame and cream mat hold it. It is 18.25 inches wide and 21.25 high.

A small picture in a very good coat of gold.