Oval 9" x 7"
Oil on Tin
$550
El
Alma De Maria
(The Soul Of Mary or
The Virgin Annunciate)
This retablo depicts the decent of the Holy Ghost upon Mary and the announcement of her Incarnation. She is pictured as a young girl with her hands together in front of her and wearing a crown of roses. The garland of roses may be a carryover from a device used to allude to the rosary commonly found in Renaissance Art. She holds a staff of lilies in one arm as a symbol of her purity. Although this image is not abundant in retablo art, the subject is not uncommon.
