Old Mexican Retablo on Tin of Young Jesus at Cross interdisciplinary book Its mane is chipped along

Its mane is chipped along the edge (visible from certain angles) as well

but must say I think this is a pretty great one

somewhat dirty Snoopy himself and these two little girls in their parkas

paper: 8 1/2"x 10 1/2"

Old Mexican Retablo on Tin of Young Jesus at Cross interdisciplinary book Its mane is chipped alongI'm not the best with Chrisitian iconography, but I believe this subject of this antique Mexican retablo is a young Jesus, with the cross and crown of thorns behind him foreshadowing his death, and the lily in his hand his resurrection. I really like the fact that he looks both like a baby and and old man, hovering between clouds above and below, and with the wear to the paint giving a sense of rain or tears streaming down. And the black of his gown