Madonna del Ghisallo Retablo - Patroness of Cyclists
During the middle ages the Count of Ghisallo was being attacked by bandits. He prayed for help. The Madonna appeared to him. He ran toward her and was saved from the bandits. After that, she became known as the Madonna del Ghisallo, Patroness of Travelers. The Giro Lombardia bicycle race runs past where the Madonna appeared. In 1949, a local priest asked the pope to make her the patroness of cyclists.
• Material: Baltic Wood, Print
• Size: 1.5" x 2.5" x .175"
• Origin: Taos, New Mexico
• Packaging: Story Card and Muslin Bag
Lynn Garlick Retablos Lynn started carving, painting, and producing her retablos in 1993. Her workshop is located in the high desert town of Taos, New Mexico. The retablo, or “board behind the altar”, was originally created in New Mexico in the 1800’s in response to the lack of Bibles and Icons being sent from the church in Rome. Lynn paints her originals retablos on traditional pine boards carving and then painting them with watercolor or occasionally oil and finishes them with a polyurethane. The originals are then reproduced and mounted on1/8 inch baltic birch. The backs are laser engraved with a prayer or information relating to each saint.
