Why buy art,when you can carry it??!!

For a woman,it's not always jewelry that gives her, her identity,but the purse she carries says a lot about who she is! And If your like me,where you love Museum Art at it's best,especially Spanish Colonial paintings that are painted in the style of 16-18th century Cusco,then you will love this one! This is NOT a print ladies,but a real oil painting!

The oil painted panel is hand painted by a artist who studied under the masters from the Cusco School of Art,who then sells them to Kurtmen to display on their fabulous Italian leather purses.This traditional style of painting originated after the 1534 Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire..These style of paintings are from Roman Catholic artistic tradition based in Cusco, Peru during the Colonial period from the 16th to the 18th Centuries.

The painted scene is of the "HOLY FAMILY" where the blessed Mother tenderly holds the baby Jesus,while the holy Father looks down upon them.. It's painted in a very traditional Cusco style with lots of metallic golds,blues,reds.Gold metallic paint is used for their halo's,their skin tone is a warm brown,trees in the background,birds flying & on the upper right is a angel with a banner that says "GLORIA IN EXCELSIS" (Glory to Highest God -see picture 3)The panel is held down with 27 gold tone studs per side & is displayed on a very durable feeling embossed red Damask Italian leather.The damask design is solid on the backside(see last photo)

The perimeter is lined with hand whip stitched distressed brown Italian leather,which helps to give it it's western edge.It has 3 interior pockets & one zipped compartment on the interior.

This cannot be replaced,since it's a "One of a Kind" piece of art,with no 2 the same..This is my only one with this painting & with this type of leather.It is "Art at it's finest!!! This is a tote that no doubt, you will be able to cherish a lifetime..