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Retablo, Virgin and Child
Retablo, Virgin and Child
Retablo, Virgin and Child
DepartmentLatin America

Retablo, Virgin and Child

NameRetablo
Artist Artist unrecorded
Date19th century
Place collectedCuzco, Peru, South America
MediumBayeta cloth, potato starch plaster, paint, wood
Dimensions16 9/16 × 11 7/16 × 3 7/8 in. (42 × 29 × 9.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.31
Object numberA.2020.25.31
ProvenancePurchased by donor in Cusco, Peru in 1990
DescriptionAltar of the Virgin Mary and Child in purple retablo style box.
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