This angel by Alberto Jiménez feels like it just came down from the heavens. Tall and slender, it stands blowing a golden trumpet, framed by dramatic magenta-and-green wings that rise behind it like a painted cathedral window.
The gown is a story on its own: rows of hand-painted flowers, grapes, and tiny dots on a sky-blue background, finished with a big red bow down the front, like a festive rebozo. Even the base is covered in greenery and blossoms, so wherever you look there’s color and detail.
Alberto gives the angel a gentle, almost thoughtful expression, with finely painted eyes and soft black hair. It’s a piece that instantly evokes the warm, celebratory feeling of Mexican fiestas and Christmas altars.
