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Ex-voto dedicated to El Señor del Encino

San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Friends of Latin American Art.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Friends of Latin American Art.
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Ex-voto dedicated to El Señor del Encino

Date: 1874
Place made:Yahualica, Jalisco, Mexico
General region:North and Central America
Medium: Oil on tin
Dimensions:
h. 5 in. (12.7 cm); w. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Friends of Latin American Art
Object number: 2015.16.8
Inscribed: Inscription: El Año de 1874 se [vio gravemente] enfermo de fiebre Don Julian Ernandes [y] su esposa Doña Apolinaria [Gomez] a [illegible] de su corazón al Señor del Encino [illegible] su salud y dentro de pocos días quedo perfectamente bien a Dios gracias
Provenance: Collection of Loretta Russell Hoffmann
Label Text
Ex-votos, also known as votive paintings, have evolved in style and form over the centuries. The term ex-voto is an abbreviation of the phrase ex voto suscepto, which translates to “in pursuit of a vow.” This vow was made to a saint or Marian devotion who answered a prayer or orchestrated a miracle, and an ex-voto would be commissioned in gratitude and dedication. This painting would hang inside of churches or chapels, in front of the saint or devotion to which they are dedicated.

Los exvotos han evolucionado en su estilo y forma a lo largo de los siglos. El término "exvoto" es una abreviatura de la frase en Latin, "ex voto suscepto," que se traduce como: "de un voto emprendido." Este voto se hacía a un santo o devoción mariana que respondía a una oración o que concedía un milagro, y el piadoso encargaba un exvoto en agradecimiento y devoción. Estas obras se colgaban dentro de iglesias o capillas, frente al santo o devoción a la que estaban dedicadas.

(LA, 2020)
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