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THB19th C. Mexican Retablo - Holy Mother of Light
Lot 174b
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Artemis Gallery
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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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Latin America, Mexico, ca. late 19th century CE. Hand-painted on heavy gauge tin, a lovely retablo of La Madre Santisima de la Luz (Holy Mother of Light) depicting the Virgin Mary appearing in holy light and surrounded by seraphim. In the scene, two angels are about to place a golden crown upon the Virgin Mary's head. Mary wears a blue mantle and carries the Christ Child on her left arm. Meanwhile, with her right hand, she lifts a sinful soul from Satan (depicted in the form of a red-mouthed beast). On the other side, we see a kneeling angel who presents a basket filled with flaming hearts to the Child, symbolic of how he inflamed hearts with his love. The Virgin then stated that she wished to be called Maria Madre Santissima del Lume (Mary Most Holy Mother of Light), repeating her request three times, and asking that this not be forgotten. Size (retablo): 8.9" W x 12.375" H (22.6 cm x 31.4 cm); (frame): 12.875" W x 16.4" H (32.7 cm x 41.7 cm)
The Madre Santisima de la Luz subject originated when Father Giovanni Antonio Genovesi, SJ (b. Sicily, Italy in 1684) worked as a missionary under the guidance of the Blessed Virgin Mary and asked to have a painting of the Divine Virgin to take with him when he preached missions throughout the island of Sicily.
Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection acquired before 2000
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#156025Very slight bending to overall form of retablo, with minor abrasions and fading to original pigment, and very light pitting in some areas, otherwise intact and very good. Great remains of original pigment throughout.Condition
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