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THBMexican Tin Ex Voto - Man Survives Horse Accident, 1920
Lot 112b
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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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- Lot Description
Latin America, Mexico, dated October 1920. Hand-painted on heavy gauge tin, an ex voto depicting a young man being tossed to the ground by a white horse at the lower left and the Virgin Guadalupe to whom this ex-voto is dedicated at the upper right corner. The inscription translates, "I make public my testimony of gratitude to the Virgin Guadalupe who when seeing me in grave danger, when an ill-natured horse was about to fall upon and crush me, saved my life. Rodolfo Zepeda. Sahuayo (a city in Michoacan), October 1920." Size: 9.875" L x 7.125" W (25.1 cm x 18.1 cm)
Ex-votos are little story paintings indicative of healing or blessing that have been and continue to be 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 difficult to translate. Nevertheless, if one is familiar with the Spanish language, it is possible to get the gist of the narratives and notes of gratitude in these anecdotal paintings.
Provenance: ex-private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection
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#138099Normal surface wear and areas of oxidation commensurate with age. Text and imagery are still vivid.Condition
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