Shepherd milking 13 cm, in terracotta Angela Tripi

Shepherd milking 13 cm, in terracotta Angela Tripi. Hand crafted in terracotta and cloth.
The shepherd is bent over the sheep collecting the milk in the bowl. A difficult job that the shepherd carries out with skill and humility, a tiring job that allows him to live. Fatigue is evident on his wrinkled face. Angela Tripi manages to create statues characterized by an extraordinary expressive power with great skill. It must be remembered that these shepherds have their bodies completely formed, while normally, for example in the Neapolitan nativity, they are built with a fabric skeleton to which the ends are applied. The statues of Angela Tripi instead have the terracotta body "dressed" in cloth. The peculiarity that makes these statues of the crib unique is that they communicate with each other and with the observer through the look and the facial expression. Each statue is depicted at a precise and particular moment in their everyday life, telling us about their daily life. Details such as muscles or expression lines, as well as hands in particular positions (open and with well-defined fingers) often emerge clearly. Angela Tripi succeeds in giving each shepherd an astonishing realism: her shepherds are unique. Adapted for a 13 cm nativity.