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. 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.
Our hand selected pieces are generally dated to the 18th and 19th centuries and demonstrate a historical relationship with an old world.
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