"Las Cruz de Animas" Old Folk Art Retablo Painting on Tin #2 carved wood animal 52 cards plus one joker

52 cards plus one joker and one blank

and the arms move freely and easily

I’ve been looking for a long time for just the right fig

sturdy little spout

and perfect for hanging from the rear view mirror

"Las Cruz de Animas" Old Folk Art Retablo Painting on Tin #2 carved wood animal 52 cards plus one jokerThis 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