Rug merchant figurine for 18 cm nativity Angela Tripi terracotta

Rug merchant figurine for 18 cm nativity Angela Tripi terracotta.
The man is presented in the scene surrounded by precious rugs. The salesman holds a rug in his hands and hands it to his customers to get their attention. The character's face is thoughtful and fatigued, and his crumpled and grimy clothes make us understand how hard and tiring his work is. Despite the heaviness of his craft, the subject turns his almost gratifying gaze towards his rugs, the source of his earnings.These statues are all carefully crafted and painted by hand. These are real works of art in terracotta and fabric that come to life in Angela Tripi's artistic atelier in Italy. Each subject is made with great care and attention to detail and finishing.The characters of the artist Angela Tripi have a fully formed body, whereas the statues of the traditional nativity scene are made with a skeleton made of fabrics and with terracotta ends (the head, hands and feet). The statues of Angela Tripi are modeled naked in terracotta and subsequently dressed with fabrics and small jewels. In her works the artist tells the story of these subjects. Each is depicted in a moment of their life, managing to make us perceive the existence of a before and an after.Angela Tripi manages to give each character a stunning realism. The statuettes take inspiration from the ancient Arab world and are reworked by the artist. Each nativity statue is truly unique and different from one another. Each nativity figurine is signed by Angela Tripi.