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Santos, or "bultos" as they are also known, are
devotional statues which were generally carved from wood and embellished
with gesso, polychrome and sometimes gold "estodfado."
These figures were often vested in fine silk costumes with elaborately
detailed embroideries and real jewels. Much like retablos, santos were displayed and venerated in home altars and churches. The range in style is enormous, as broad as the myriad of Catholic saints which they represent. |
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415-505-0680 or colonialarts@aol.com