Alberti 857 (1642) San Isidro
Buenos Aires , Argentina
tHIS IS AN ORIGINAL ALTARPIECE FROM THE LATES 1800´S OR EARLIES 1800´S. IT IS COMMING FROM A PRIVATE PROPERTY AT 500 MILES FROM BUENOS AIRES , ARGENTINA , WHERE WAS PLACED IN THE ALTAR OF A LITTLE CHURCH FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THIS COUNTRY PROPERTY .
THE MASTERPIECE IS BEAUTIFULLY HANDCARVED WITH OUTSTANDARD PERFECTION DURING THE LATIN AMERICAN PERIOD OF SACRED ART . THIS IS A UNIQUE SCULPTURE OF JESUS CHRIST TALKING TO SOME FAITHFULL PEOPLE . THE PIECE INCLUDES 7 CHARACTERS AND JESUS . THE GESTURES AND THE DETAILS ARE AMAZING . THE BACKGROUND IS PAINTED WITH SOMEKIND OF GOLD PAINT , NOW CRACKED DUE TO THE AGE .
THE FRAME IS ANOTHER PIECE OF ART BY ITSELF , WITH A DEEP CARVING AND COLUMNS SIMULATING THE ENTRANCE OF A ROMAN TEMPLE .
THE PIECE IS VERY BIG , CARVED FROM SOLID WOOD . iT MEASURES 32 INCHES WIDE X 57 INCHES HIGHT AND 5 INCHES DEPTH . IT CAN BE PLACED IN ANY WALL OR EVEN ON THE FLOOR .
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE SACRED ART .
PRICE $ 4800