Hand Made Religious Wood Retablo Diorama Andean Folk Art - Cross of Lamentation Games This impressionist photograph by Lusine

This impressionist photograph by Lusine Abrahamyan—printed on paper—portrays a calm scene where a lake and town merge harmoniously

By Peruvian artisan Cesar Gonzales

He decorates it with a print of the Maya jaspe textiles

the birthstone of July

Led to Bethlehem by a star in the east

Hand Made Religious Wood Retablo Diorama Andean Folk Art - Cross of Lamentation Games This impressionist photograph by LusineAfter Christ's death on the cross, the image itself came to be venerated as one of the most important Christian symbols. Alejandro Chvez shows an empty cross, graced with a portrait of Jesus. Ladders reach to beams where ofrendas (offerings) have been placed. Figures in traditional Andean dress kneel below the cross, their eyes lifted in devout prayer. Known as a retablo, this traditional diorama is housed in a colorful chest crafted of wood and