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1902 Spanish Colonial Ex Voto - Woman Praying for Cure
1902 Spanish Colonial Ex Voto - Woman Praying for Cure
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**Originally Listed At $350**

Latin America, Mexico, ca. 1902. An antique ex-voto, hand-painted on heavy gauge tin, and depicting a woman praying on her knees before Crucified Christ, holding a lit candle in her right hand and rosary beads in her left, and gazing upon Him. The text below generally translates, "Finding myself in grave danger from a poisonous sting, I prayed to the Lord of Penance of Mexicaltzingo and soon he cured me. Guadalajara August 2, 1902. Tibuceia Zavela". The scene takes place in a beautiful church interior with charming architectural details. Size: 8.5" L x 5.75" W (21.6 cm x 14.6 cm)

Ex-votos are little story 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. Typically, however, this commentary is replete with regional dialect. Nevertheless, if one is familiar with the Spanish language, it is possible to understand the gist of these anecdotal paintings.

Provenance: ex House of Ancestors collection; ex private Galisteo New Mexico collection

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Condition
Expected age wear with some scuffs/scratches but the imagery is still very strong and the inscription is legible. Perforations with loop for suspension at the top.
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1902 Spanish Colonial Ex Voto - Woman Praying for Cure

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