Pan flute player, for 18 cm Angela Tripi nativity in terracotta

Pan flute player, for 18 cm Angela Tripi nativity in terracotta.A shepherd can be seen playing his pan flute near the village. The player has an absorbed look, while he entertains passers-by with the sweet symphony of the flute and thanks to them he manages to scrape together some coins. The shepherd carries out his work with a lot of dedication and passion, although he does not have a comfortable life.The terracotta and fabric statues are made and painted completely by hand at Angela Tripi's atelier in Italy. The statuettes are real works of art characterized by an impressive wealth of details and by the attention and care in finishing. Angela Tripi's works of art have a fully formed bodies. They are created with terracotta and then subsequently dressed. These distinctive elements give the statue a stunning realism. While normally the terracotta statues of the traditional nativity scene are built starting from a skeleton covered with clothes to which the terracotta extremities of the limbs (head, hands, feet) are applied.Details emerge clearly such as tense muscles, tendons, expression lines, and expressive hands.Looking at these works, we realize that there is a story behind these characters. It is as if they were photographed at a particular moment in their life. The statues are unique, no two are the same. Each nativity statue is signed by Angela Tripi.