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Our Lady of Las Lajas Painted & Carved Retablo

  Lot # R232
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Lot # R232
System ID # 12913552
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Our Lady of Las Lajas Painted & Carved Retablo

  • Hand Painted Retablo
  • Gilt Crest & Trim

It was in the year 1754 when a woman named Maria Mueses de Quinones was traveling from her home in the village of Potosi to the neighboring village of Ipiales, which was about 6 miles away. The trail had turned down into the gorge formed by the Guaitara River when Maria was caught in a sudden squall. She did not like this shadowy and overgrown place, for she, like all the natives, believed the grotto known as Las Lajas (The Rocks) was inhabited by the devil. Despite her fears, Maria was soon forced by the violence of the storm to take refuge there anyway.
 

Condition:
Good, Crest Cracked (Horizontal Split) Not Visible From Front

Size:
14" X 16"