"Las Cruz de Animas" Old Folk Art Retablo Painting on Tin #2 carved wood animal with a few tiny scuff

with a few tiny scuff marks/discolorations

with terrific hand-painted color

and perfect for hanging from the rear view mirror

sturdy little spout

The frame is wired on the back for hanging

"Las Cruz de Animas" Old Folk Art Retablo Painting on Tin #2 carved wood animal with a few tiny scuffThis is the second of two retablos I recently purchased from a dealer in Canada, both straight from a German collector, who also collected antique Russian Eastern Orthodox icons. This and the other retablo (listed and sold last week) both depict Las Cruz de Animas, or the Cross of Souls, representing Christ on the cross along with a group of anima sola below lonely souls surrounded by flames who are trapped in purgatory, requiring the prayers of the