MATERIAL: Hand-Written/Painted
DIMENSIONS: 30 x 23.5 cm
COMPONENTS: Large format hand-painted exvoto. Painted cloth framed in wood.
NOTES: My contact tells me that he acquired this item from a private auction. However, these exvotos were not property of the church. They were made by common people
to thank for miracles. They were not made or conserved by any church or institution. The people made the exvotos and left them in where ever the image of the Saint they were thanking could be. As it could be a chapel of a ranch or even in the streets, even if they had statue of the saint in their house, they could just hang the exvoto there.
That's another reason why I like to much this item. It's a popular art expression. It wasn't made by any Institution, government, or church. It's something that common people made to feel in contact with the divine. In this case, this exvoto doesn't have any marking or seal that belonged to anywhere.
The most common ones are from the 1940-60's. The ones from 1900-1940 are rare and are always in high demand. The ones from the 19th century are another whole thing. Not many are found. Meanwhile the colonial ones such as this one are awfully rare. I buy the antique exvotos every chance I get and this one is the first colonial one that I have ever had. It's important to remember that the exvotos were offerings, they were just left in temples or chapels. Nobody usually kept them. In fact, it was Frida Kahlo who draw attention to the exvotos, she was a big collector of them. Before her, few people saw their value and older ones were usually discarded.
to thank for miracles. They were not made or conserved by any church or institution. The people made the exvotos and left them in where ever the image of the Saint they were thanking could be. As it could be a chapel of a ranch or even in the streets, even if they had statue of the saint in their house, they could just hang the exvoto there.
That's another reason why I like to much this item. It's a popular art expression. It wasn't made by any Institution, government, or church. It's something that common people made to feel in contact with the divine. In this case, this exvoto doesn't have any marking or seal that belonged to anywhere.
The most common ones are from the 1940-60's. The ones from 1900-1940 are rare and are always in high demand. The ones from the 19th century are another whole thing. Not many are found. Meanwhile the colonial ones such as this one are awfully rare. I buy the antique exvotos every chance I get and this one is the first colonial one that I have ever had. It's important to remember that the exvotos were offerings, they were just left in temples or chapels. Nobody usually kept them. In fact, it was Frida Kahlo who draw attention to the exvotos, she was a big collector of them. Before her, few people saw their value and older ones were usually discarded.
LANGUAGE
Spanish
ITEM ID: 5297
