This ex-voto oil on tin painting depicts the suffering of a brilliant doctor, who has saved many lives and has studied a lot, but today suffers in the hands of fate, for giving him the circumstance of his beloved suffering in the hands of death and him unable to save her. She succumbs to death and aggravates his suffering. Some slight fading in the paint as expected. Today ex-voto folk paintings are included in the realm of Retablo and Religious Art although thematically different. Both are now symbols of faith in Catholic homes and are sought by many for its decorative value in art, culture and history. The item “Antique Retablo Ex-Voto Painting on Mexican Spanish Colonial Religious Art 6X8″ is in sale since Monday, May 25, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “aurummeum” and is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Size: Small (up to 12in.)
- Region of Origin: Mexico
- Artist: Unknown
- Style: Folk Art
- Painting Surface: tin
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Medium: Oil
- Date of Creation: Unknown
- Width (Inches): 6″ X 8″
- Color: Multi-Color
- Subject: Religious
- Originality: Original
- Height (Inches): 8″