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- noun Plural form of
retablo .
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For this project, Downs commissioned new votive paintings - 'retablos' - from contemporary Mexican visual artists.
News 2011
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For this project, Downs commissioned new votive paintings - 'retablos' - from contemporary Mexican visual artists.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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The church of Santo Domingo, built as a Jesuit church (1746-9) but turned over to the Dominicans when the Jesuits were expelled in 1767, has a particularly interesting interior with 8 Churrigueresque gilded wooden "retablos" or altarpieces, with fine sculptures and paintings.
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The church of Santo Domingo, built as a Jesuit church (1746-9) but turned over to the Dominicans when the Jesuits were expelled in 1767, has a particularly interesting interior with 8 Churrigueresque gilded wooden "retablos" or altarpieces, with fine sculptures and paintings.
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His father was a carver of "retablos," and brought the boy up to follow his profession.
Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison
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Inside, vibrant "retablos" (religious paintings) sparkle in the ethereal light.
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Inside, vibrant "retablos" (religious paintings) sparkle in the ethereal light.
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On display were numerous retablos, or devotional paintings.
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I have written a couple of articles for Mexconnect on retablos, most recently on San Juan de los Lagos, which has the best retablo collection that I have seen.
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I too am a big fan of Mexican retablos or exvotos.
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