El Nino de Atocha, 19th Century Tin Nicho Retablo (as Found) des moines this one features three compartments--

this one features three compartments-- one with an old honey comb still inside

Graphite and blue crayon

6 3/4” l x 5 1/4” t x 3/4” d

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

with just very minor loss to the paint

El Nino de Atocha, 19th Century Tin Nicho Retablo (as Found) des moines this one features three compartments--A 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