Shepherd with donkey, 18 cm nativity Tripi

Shepherd with donkey statue, 18 cm nativity Tripi.
The shepherd returns home with his donkey after a day's work of grazing. The poor donkey is loaded with goods so the man doesn't have to strain himself. He chooses to walk beside the donkey. After years of work between the owner and the animal, a strong bond has been established based on respect and affection, the arm on the back shows this to us. Handmade in the artistic laboratory of Angela Tripi, in terracotta and cloth, with skill and attention.Angela Tripi, a Sicilian artist, manages to create shepherds characterized by an extraordinary wealth of details, charisma and expressiveness.A fundamental characteristic is that the statues have completely formed bodies, made of terracotta, subsequently "dressed" in cloth. Normally, terracotta nativity statues, for example the Neapolitan one, are built from a skeleton covered with fabrics to which the end parts are applied.In Angela Tripi's works, the artist tells a story: each statue is depicted at a specific moment in their life, telling us a story, before and after that moment.Details such as; tense muscles, tendons, expression lines and hands (open and with well-defined fingers) often emerge clearly.The artist succeeds in giving each shepherd an unrepeatable realism: the nativity scene statues will never be equal to each other, rending each one unique. The statue is adapted for a 18 cm scene.