Elderly woman with baskets 30 cm Angela Tripi terracotta

Elderly woman with baskets 30 cm Angela Tripi terracotta.30cm representation of an old lady carrying two wicker baskets full of food for her animals.Nativity statue made in terracotta by the famous nativity scene artist Angela Tripi, who not only provided for its coloring, which took place with tempera colors, but also for the dressing of the figure, using carefully modeled starched fabrics.Despite her evident advanced age, the old woman still shows strength with an elegant and composed bearing and with both hands busy carrying wicker baskets containing field grass, probably to feed her animals. The slightly open mouth and the eyes turned towards the horizon suggest that she is attracting the attention of its animals, perhaps calling them to warn of its arrival. The feet are not aligned, thus communicating the dynamism of the scene.It is a nativity scene statue characterized by a surprising realism, just observe the attention to the details of the face, in which the signs of aging are visible, or the technique with which the fingers of the hands were made, which appear separate from each other, synonymous with a long process. It is precisely the care given to every single detail that makes this piece unique in its kind. 100% handcrafted in Italy.