18th–Early 19th Century Spanish Colonial Retablo of Saint Dominic Hand-Painted Religious Icon on Wood Panel

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A charming Spanish Colonial hand-painted devotional retablo depicting Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order. The saint is shown standing … Read more A charming Spanish Colonial hand-painted devotional retablo depicting Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order. The saint is shown standing in his traditional black-and-white Dominican habit, holding a flowering lily symbolizing purity and a book representing his teaching and preaching. A rosary hangs prominently from his waist, one of the defining attributes associated with Saint Dominic.

Executed in oil or tempera on a hand-hewn wooden panel, this intimate devotional icon exhibits the warm earth-tone palette and expressive folk style characteristic of Colonial religious paintings from Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, or Ecuador during the late 18th to early 19th century.

Its modest size suggests it was intended for a private home altar or chapel. See less