Description:

Latin America, Mexico, ca. 1907 CE. A hand-painted tin ex-voto of a man falling off his horse with an image of Christ situated in the background. Below is a handwritten inscription detailing the accident with exact dates included. Ex-votos are little story paintings indicative of healing or blessing popular in Mexican visual culture. These votive paintings were hung in a church or home in order to celebrate and give thanks for the recovery of an individual from an illness or dangerous situation. Hence, ex-votos represent the spiritual or physical gains received. These paintings include hand painted passages that relate the details of the cure or the rescue. Size: 10" L x 7" W (25.4 cm x 17.8 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#173490

  • Condition: Fading and chipping to painted pigments and some words are indiscernible. Dates are legible and image is clear. Russet patina and bending to corners. Perforations for suspension on upper center and lower edges.

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