Latin America, Mexico, ca. 1935 CE. A hand-painted ex-voto on tin depicting a simple farmyard scene of a couple with a pig, and the Virgin Mary in the background. Below is a hand-written inscription presumably from the couple in the painting, thanking the Virgin of Remedies for a miracle they believe she performed. 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 unfortunate situation. Size (ex-voto): 12" L x 8.5" W (30.5 cm x 21.6 cm); (frame): 14" L x 10.5" W (35.6 cm x 26.7 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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#173578

Mineral encrustation and stain on the Virgin Mary. Minor chips to paint, otherwise intact and very good. Mounted in modern times in a wood frame.