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Gorgeous 18th Century Baroque South American Floral Shrine

$5,800

£4,403.26

€5,036.39

CA$8,103.44

A$9,012.80

CHF 4,706.20

MX$109,676.13

NOK 60,105.38

SEK 56,368.24

DKK 37,588.52

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Lovely 18th Century shrine in polychrome cedar. Rectangular box, topped by a cut pediment carved with flowers, flanked by a pair of tips – like simplified obelisks. Sides and pair of doors decorated with cushions with floral carvings. Framed base. Interior with a light blue background, with floral paintings, dotted lines, and vases on the doors. Dimensions in centimeters: 63,5cm W x 30cm D x 100cm H. The domestic shrines have been present in the brazilian homes since the 17th century. When the cities all over the country started to grow, from small setlements around a chapel, to a more important commercial center for the sugar plantations, the shrines were always an important, almost vital necessity, in each individual dwelling in that town. They were adaptations made to its form as a small reduced chapel, as a shelter and hiding place for saints, as a mobile altar traveling along difficult and deserted roads and paths. Mostly anonymous, in very rare cases, one can find their authorial identification. Artists and artisans of all kinds, Portuguese and the Afro-Brazilian craftsmen, left the mark of a typically tropicalized creativity, where the baroque aesthetics was adapted to the popular cultures of the time. One can find them in small dimensions in simple earthen homes or more sophisticated and larger examples in the stately solares of the wealthy land owners. The bigger ones always waiting for a priest, who would celebrate masses in front of it. In different moments of distress or gratitude, the shrine would be the ideal space for personal contact, with a strong affective character and greater intimacy with Catholic symbolism. The saints guarded or enthroned in their niches were thus at hand to protect, hear secrets and testify to the faith of men, women and children.

Dimensions:

Height: 39.37 in (100 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)Depth: 11.81 in (30 cm)

Style:

Baroque (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Cedar

Place of Origin:

Brazil

Period:

Late 18th Century

Date of Manufacture:

Circa 1780

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses.

Seller Location:

Rio De Janeiro, BR

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU9400237031442

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