Winged Saint in Black and White, Painterly 19th C. Oil on Tin Santos Painting handmade gift 8 and 9 too

8 and 9 too

and some clouding to the original mirror

with "landmanden" meaning farmer

and the whole thing such a soulful and warm presence

clasped hands

Winged Saint in Black and White, Painterly 19th C. Oil on Tin Santos Painting handmade gift 8 and 9 tooA 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