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An Antique Retablo Painting La Senora De Soledad Mexican Spanish Colonial Art

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This is an antique “retablo” painting (late 19th C). It is a very fine specimen of Mexican Spanish colonial art. The image depicts and honors Mary as “The Lady of Solitude”. (Nuestra Senora de Soledad). This piece was shown in the traveling exhibit, “The Art of Private Devotion: Retablo Painting of Mexico”, curated by Gloria [Continue]