Moor armed Guard 30 cm Nativity Angela Tripi

Moor armed Guard made out of terracotta and dressed vividly for 30 cm nativity. Made by Angela Tripi.
The armed guard, with a proud bearing, keeps everything under control so that no danger is created for his protégés,In the murmur of the crowd he hears some voices alerting him: someone has said that the Savior was born.Every figure of Angela Tripi's nativity is characterized by precise care to detail.The artist takes inspiration from the traditions of the ancient Arab world and re-elaborates history and customs, and comes to a personal interpretation of the characters of the time. The terracotta statues of the traditional nativity scene are constructed starting from a skeleton covered with clothes to which the extremities are applied (head and limbs), the artist Angela Tripi's statues have a completely formed body: they are modeled nude and then, dressed with fabrics and small jewels, details which give the statue an amazing realism.The artist manages to give personality, charisma and charm to each creation. Details such as expression lines, grins, tendons, tense muscles often emerge clearly. Above all, while a traditional statue is of static nature and reminds us of a trade or a character, admiring these works you realize that there is a story behind those faces and those looks, a life, that the Tripi does by capturing the essence of that moment.The craftsmanship of each statue makes each piece always different and one of a kind.