Virgin Mary with Immaculate Heart, c. 17th Century Spanish Folk Art Carving toy skittles patience and dexterity involved

patience and dexterity involved

" "Generosity is doing more than we are obliged to do

brick chimney and black painted roof

and windows

Virgin Mary with Immaculate Heart, c. 17th Century Spanish Folk Art Carving toy skittles patience and dexterity involvedThis one! I purchased her from a seller in Spain, from whom I've purchased a few other wonderful old things in the past and when I saw this little carving come available, holding heart to her chest, there was NO WAY I was going to let her get away. C. 17th century Spanish, carved wood with polychrome, with centuries of handling having worn and smoothed that wood, given the surface a sheen. Certainly it is the Madonna herself, with immaculate heart