Featured Reviews

Wood retablo, 'Yawar Fiesta'

Rochelle

Nov 15, 2016

Excellent Retablo

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

Andes

Folk Art

Modern Peruvian Art

Music

Nice!

Peru

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Retablo Ayacuchano

Wood retablo, 'Virgin Mary'

Suezy

Sep 29, 2019

My third one! Yes, they're that good!

I bought the first one for myself as a confirmation gift because one of our Deacons, in a class for new Catholics, said every Catholic home must have a few things - one of them was a statue or photo or painting, etc., of our Blessed Mother Mary. I bought the second for a woman in my Bible study, who is from Peru and just moved into a new home. I bought the third one for my sister, because when she saw a photo of mine, she fell in love with it - not for the religious appeal, but from a folk art perspective - and after looking at many online, I can't agree more. I watched the video of how the artisan makes the retablo and it added even greater value to it. I simply love them. I love the scene behind Mary - the high mountains, and the flowers, in a wooden box with doors. I mounted mine on a wall in my home office and see it from where I sit. I'm buying the next one as a thank you gift for a close friend who I will be visiting in a few weeks.

Retablo, 'Virgin of Guadalupe'

Elizabeth

Oct 27, 2021

Very lively

One of my Mexican students admired this Retablo. He enjoyed it on the day of the Feast for Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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Alejandro Chavez Traditional Andean retablos

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"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 specializes in creating retablos, a kind of reverent diorama-altar typical of the Ayacucho region of... read more