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THB19th C. Mexican Ex Voto Woman Praying for Sick Husband
Lot 168c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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May 23, 2019
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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Latin America, Mexico, late 19th to early 20th century CE. Painted on heavy gauge tin, this ex-voto depicts a woman dressed in black and white kneeling in prayer beside her husband who is sick in bed. Above to the right is the Virgin of San Juan aloft a cloud in the celestial realm with two angels holding a white ribbon above her head that identifies her in red lettering. Below is an inscription that translates, "I give thanks to the Holiest Virgin of San Juan for having alleviated my husband from sickness. For this my children and I give thanks. - Antonia Aguilera". Above the scene are two 7-pointed silver stars, and the entire composition is framed with a silver painted border. Size: 10.875" W x 14.875" H (27.6 cm x 37.8 cm); 14" W x 18" H (35.6 cm x 45.7 cm) framed
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 and almost impossible to translate. Nevertheless, if you are familiar with the Spanish language, you will probably get the gist of these anecdotal paintings
Provenance: The Estates of Olen Bryant and late Vanderbilt University art professor Thomas Brumbaugh, Clarksville/Cottontown, Tennessee, USA
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#146774Some expected waviness and areas of staining/oxidation. Painted imagery is vivid as is the inscription. Translation of inscription on label attached to verso. Frame has a couple of scuffs, but is otherwise very good.Condition
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