Votive offerings in art
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Mexican retablo and ex-voto paintings
Collection
Identifier: MS 00362
Content Description
5 Retablo or ex-voto paintings depicting themes that include Covid-19, immigration, migration, illness and traditional dance. Retablo is the Spanish term for relatable or reredos above an spiritual, often Catholic, altar. Retablo paintings are a form of folk art that depict iconography including saints and other religious figures derived from the Catholic church. Ex-voto paintings are votive paintings offered to a saint or divinity. Ex-voto paintings typically depict oppressive incidents in...
Dates:
2021
Found in:
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