El Nino de Atocha, 19th Century Tin Nicho Retablo (as Found) des moines circa early fifties

circa early fifties

I found this sweet fellow and a horse clearly made by the same person together

This little Austrian masterpiece is for sure among my very favorites I've seen

There is a bear puzzle by the same maker I believe

But here are these

El Nino de Atocha, 19th Century Tin Nicho Retablo (as Found) des moines circa early fiftiesA lovely 19th century painting of El Nio de Atocha, aka a young Christ, with basket, staff, cape, green curtains behind, and flowering urns to either side of his throne. Painted on tin, with tin walls framing him, this would have been the center of a nicho, probably with decorated panels extending out to either side. I can never resist that baby sky blue used for the ground of the painting here, and love the detail here, everywhere, plus those huge