Winged Saint in Black and White, Painterly 19th C. Oil on Tin Santos Painting handmade gift with "landmanden" meaning farmer

with "landmanden" meaning farmer

I believe this vase is American

The face of it is a sort of natural colored crepe paper

8 and 9 too

wonderfully aged and worn

Winged Saint in Black and White, Painterly 19th C. Oil on Tin Santos Painting handmade gift with "landmanden" meaning farmerA folky, soulful, dark and moody antique santos painting on tin, with this winged saint feeling as if hovering forever in a sort of liminal space, never fully coming into view. Surely much of this aspect is product of the painting's age and patina, with smoke from candles lit near it darkening the surface over many years all to the good in my opinion, and I'd light him by candlelight now! I actually think there's a bit of a Rembrandt esque quality to