Example sentences for: retablos

How can you use “retablos” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Retablos (Religious Paintings)

  • Women have created religious folk art, such as santos (saints), retablos (religious paintings), straw appliqué crosses, and tinwork.

  • Most were painted with tempera, using a gesso ground with bright colors, but contemporary retablos are often painted on tin.

  • These retablos may be painted for a specific saint in gratitude for a favor granted, or in praise of the powers of the saint.

  • Other retablos may be painted in gratitude for something gained or accomplished but not because a vow was made.


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