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Vintage Mexican Religious Folk Art Ex-voto Retablo Arcangel San Miguel
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A framed vintage oil on tin ex-voto retablo Arcangel San Miguel, Spanish Colonial Mexican religious folk art.
Primitive hand-painted tin panel, marked Guanajuato, Mexico, dated 19??, offered to Arcangel San Miguel (Archangel Michael), with hand-written inscription in lower margin. Professionally framed and matted.
An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or a divinity, given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion. Usually praying for a family member or close friend, with pictorial depicting that persons situation. The term ex-voto is usually restricted to Christian examples.
Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshiper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks. The destinations of pilgrimages often include shrines with the walls decorated with ex-votos.
Ex-votos can take a wide variety of forms. They are not only intended for the helping figure, but also as a testimony to later visitors of the received help. As such they may include texts explaining a miracle attributed to the helper, or symbols such as a painted or modeled reproduction of a miraculously healed body part, or a directly related item such as a crutch given by a person formerly lame. There are places where a very old tradition of depositing ex-votos existed, such as Abydos in ancient Egypt.
Ex-voto paintings, especially in the Latin world, there is a tradition of votive paintings, typically depicting a dangerous incident which the offeror survived. The votive paintings of Mexico are paralleled in other countries. In Italy, where more than 15,000 ex-voto paintings are thought to survive from before 1600, these began to appear in the 1490s, probably modelled on the small predella panels below altarpieces. These are a form of folk art, in Mexico typically painted cheaply on tin plates salvaged from packaging.
Dimensions: (approx)
Overall: 17" High, 17.5" Wide, 1" Deep;
Sight: 9" High, 9.5" Wide;
Total: 3lbs
Great original antique / vintage condition. Presents well, with beautifully aged warm rustic distressed patina. Wear consistent with age and indicative of folk art. Professionally framed and matted.
- Dimensions:Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Style:Folk Art (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1900s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Great original antique / vintage condition. Presents well, with beautifully aged warm rustic distressed patina. Wear consistent with age. Professionally framed and matted.
- Seller Location:Forney, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5977234294002
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