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THBFramed 19th C. Mexican Ex Voto - Mining Accident
Lot 176c
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Latin America, Mexico, ca. 1843 CE. A finely painted ex-voto depicting one Fernando Gonzales on the lower right who is giving thanks to the Virgin - "la Purisima de Valenciana" - who floats in a celestial cloud with the sun peeking out from behind her sacred presence at the upper left. Below is an inscription in calligraphic text. An accompanying tag furnishes this general translation: "Fernando Gonzales gives thanks to the Virgin 'la Purisima de Valenciana', Puebla, Mexico, for surviving the explosion caused by five sticks of dynamite in the mine where he worked." Size: 10" W x 7" H (25.4 cm x 17.8 cm); 14.875" W x 11.625" H (37.8 cm x 29.5 cm) including framing
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 you are familiar with the Spanish language, you will probably be able to understand the gist of these anecdotal paintings.
Provenance: ex House of Ancestors collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; ex private Galisteo New Mexico, USA collection
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#148931This ex-voto has not been examined outside the frame; however, it appears to be in very good condition save minor stains and scuffs to pigment. The inscription is still legible. There is one visible perforation at the top center, but there may be a few others at the peripheries which are covered by the mat. Framing is excellent.Condition
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