19th Century Saint Thomas Aquino Retablo Rick Van Dyke A golden sheen covers the

A golden sheen covers the figure in seemingly natural sunlight

Unframed acrylic on stretched canvas

catching ambient light to cast natural micro-shadows across the panel

The Daum family worked in the Art Nouveau era and created one of France's most prominent glassworks

10" x 10”

19th Century Saint Thomas Aquino Retablo Rick Van Dyke A golden sheen covers the131 2" x 11 1 8" A stunning Mexican creation. A rectangle embossed tin frame holds the original hand drawn print of Saint Thomas of Aquino soldered into the frame. A beautiful antique. Tin is complete with age appropriate patina. Print shows signs of age. Original glass. Marked: S. ta Tomas Aquino A Tid Bit: Mexico tinwork was made to approximate the look of silver, at a time when the possession of silver by anyone unauthorized by the Spanish