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Latin America, Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. Painted in a lovely color scheme on heavy gauge tin, an ex voto divided into two panels - the left one depicting a slightly hunched gentleman walking with a cane toward a hospital with a rooster and duck on the ground in front of him - the right presenting a Crucifixion scene surrounded by a fiery orange mandorla against a blue sky. The inscription below generally translates, "Saint and Divine Redeemer thank you for the favor of curing my little legs that couldn’t walk anymore. Holy Father you cured me. Bernardo Rojas." Size: 6.375" L x 10.625" W (16.2 cm x 27 cm)

Ex-votos are narrative paintings indicative of healing or blessing popular in Mexican visual culture. This tradition was inspired by the Greeks and was brought to the New World by the Spaniards. These votive paintings were hung in a church or placed adjacent to an image in order to celebrate and give thanks for the recovery of the donor from an illness or dangerous situation. In essence, ex-votos represent the spiritual or physical gains received by the donor. These paintings include hand painted passages that relate the details of the cure or the rescue. Oftentimes, however, this commentary is replete with regional dialect and difficult to translate. Nevertheless, if you are familiar with the Spanish language, you will probably get the gist of these anecdotal paintings.

Provenance: private D. C. collection, California, USA, collected before 2000; the collector is an Emmy Award Winning Hollywood writer and Executive Producer.

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  • Condition: Minor bending and surface wear. Oxidation on the verso. Inscription is largely legible, only the final word is difficult to decipher.

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