Retablos are flat, one-dimensional paintings on tin or wood, and bultos are carved (usually wooden) 3-dimensional figures. These remarkable creations touch the soul.

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323 Romero St.
Albuquerque, NM 87104-1400
505-842-6656
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San Gabriel y Alma de Maria

22 1/2" x 11"

$375

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This fabulous retablo is "Saint Ursula", the virgin martyr, who in legend, fled her father to Rome to avoid a unwanted marriage and was murdered by the Huns for her Christianity. The artist, Marie Luna, a rising star among the New Mexico santeros, painted this remarkable image in 2005. Price $195. 6" x 10 1/2"
      


 

Artist: Marie Luna La Nuestra Senora de la Delores
(Our Lady of Sorrows) 2005  $210  6" x 12"
patroness of children, women in childbirth, sinners