Holy Family in painted wood with oil colors 30x20x5 cm Peru
Holy family image hand carved and painted with oil colors. Measurements: 30x20x2 cm.The Holy Family picture is depicted inside a half moon, made of lenga wood and then painted with oil colors.The processing and dyeing are completely done by hand.The timber comes from Lima and is brought to the Andes, where the workshops are located, at an altitude between 2800 and 3600 meters.Here the lumber must age from 1 to more years, depending on the thickness. When the humidity drops to 12-13% it is ready ...
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Holy family image hand carved and painted with oil colors. Measurements: 30x20x2 cm.The Holy Family picture is depicted inside a half moon, made of lenga wood and then painted with oil colors.The processing and dyeing are completely done by hand.The timber comes from Lima and is brought to the Andes, where the workshops are located, at an altitude between 2800 and 3600 meters.Here the lumber must age from 1 to more years, depending on the thickness. When the humidity drops to 12-13% it is ready to be used. The drawing is first performed on paper and then drawn on a wooden board.Subsequently the wood is carved with the help of chisels and gouges.In the first phase of processing it is roughed out defining the figures, then with other tools worked patiently until the complete realization of the image with all the details.All the young sculptors come from the "Don Bosco" art school and received tools to be able to work by hand.The Holy Family wooden image is made in Peru by local artisans.
