Kalarte Gallery: Latin America

Retablos

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Antique devotional retablos

Contemporary folk art ex-voto retablos

Old ex-voto retablos

Information on Mexican devotional retablos
Information on ex-voto retablos

Ex-Voto Paintings at the Basilica of
Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos

a virtual tour of a shrine in Jalisco, Mexico,
where many ex-voto retablos are offered to the Virgin

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Contemporary folk art ex-voto retablos

(ex-votos painted by contemporary folk artists in the style of old ex-votos)

ex-voto to Senor de la Columna

ex-voto of Sr. Domingo Mena and his wife and sister-in-law to Señor de la Columna
artist unknown
oil paint on tin
probably central Mexico
dated 1944 (but probably from 1990s)
ca. 10" x 8"

$112.00
Lret29
Condition:
Good. Picture and text intact. Some rust splotching in surface. Rust on the reverse.
Detailed information


ex-voto to Nuestra Senora de San Juan de los Lagos

ex-voto retablo of Cornelio Perez to Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Lagos
artist unknown

oil paint on tin
probably central Mexico
dated 1944 (but probably from 1990s)
ca. 10" x 8"

$112.00
Lret30
Condition:
Good. Painting and text intact. Some rust on front and back of retablo.
Detailed information


ex-voto to Divina Senora

ex-voto retablo of Fernando Olmeda to Divina Señora
artist unknown
oil paint on tin
San Pedro, Guanajuato
date unknown; refers to mid-twentieth century, but probably from 1990s
ca. 8" x 10"

$112.00
Lret37
Condition:
Good. Painting and text intact. A few splotches on painting. A few smears over text. Rust on reverse.
Detailed information


ex-voto to Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos

ex-voto retablo of Juvencio Mendez P. to la Virgen de San Juan de los Lagos
artist unknown
oil paint on tin
State of Mexico
dated 1937 (but probably 1990s)
ca. 9" x 12"

$95.00
Lret54
Condition:
Good. All the paint is intact; the text is intact. There is slight bending of the tin.

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Old ex-voto retablos

(old ex-votos that were votive offerings made to Christ, the Virgin, or a saint)

ex-voto to Senor del Sacromonte

ex-voto retablo, oil on tin, of Francisca Casillas to Señor del Sacromonte
artist unknown
oil paint on tin
unknown, probably Jalisco
1959 (possibly a copy from the 1990s)
ca. 8.5" x 13"

$112.00
Lret33
Condition:
Good. Painting and text intact. The surface is bent in several places.
Detailed information


ex-voto to Nuestra Senora de San Juan de los Lagos

Ex-voto retablo to Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Lagos
artist unknown
oil paint on tin
unknown location in Mexico, probably Jalisco or Guanajuato
unknown date, probably third quarter of 20th century
ca. 10" x 14"

$50.00
Lret68
Condition
: The painting, including the figures, is intact. The text has worn away. There are some stains and some rust on the surface of the painting.
Detailed information


ex-voto to Nuestra Senora de San Juan de los Lagos

Ex-voto retablo to Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Lagos
artist unknown
oil paint on tin
unknown location in Mexico, probably Jalisco or Guanajuato
unknown date, probably third quarter of 20th century
ca. 6.5" x 10.5"

$50.00
Lret73
Condition : The two figures are intact. The prayer at the bottom of the retablo is almost completely worn away. There are some rusting and staining on the painting.
Detailed information


ex-voto to Nuestra Senora de San Juan de los Lagos Ex-voto retablo to Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos
Oil paint on tin
San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico
Date unknown, possibly third quarter of 20th century
ca. 9" x 7"

$55.00
#Lret74

Condition. The text of the prayer has almost completely worn away. There is some loss of paint from the surface, including some loss in the figures of the supplicants and Virgin.
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