Retablo of Juan Luna
Retablo of Juan Luna

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Latin American Art

Retablo of Juan Luna,

1947

Artist unrecorded
2020-265

Information

Title
Retablo of Juan Luna
Dates

1947

Maker
Artist unrecorded
Medium
Oil on metal
Dimensions
18 × 25.7 cm (7 1/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jorge Durand and Patricia Arias
Object Number
2020-265
Description

El día 15 de enero de 1947 habiéndome disgustado con mis compañeros con quienes fuí a trabajar al estado de Tamaulipas me separé de ellos internándome en un bosque fuí a dar a una casa donde pedi permiso y como a las diez de la noche el dueño de la casa me llamó fuera trantándome de bandido me dijo que me iba a matar por lo que viendome en tan grave peligro me encomende a la Santísima Virgen de Sn. Juan de los Lagos y a Sn. Martín de Terreros. Juan Luna

On the 15th day of January of 1947, having become annoyed with my companions with whom I went to work in the state of Tamaulipas, I separated from them. Advancing deep into a forest, I went up to a house where I asked permission, and about ten at night the owner of the house called me outside, mistaking me for a bandit. He said that he was going to kill me, and seeing myself in such grave danger, I commended myself to the Holiest Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos and to Saint Martin of Terreros. Juan Luna

Culture
Mexican
Type
ex-votos, paintings
Materials
metal, oil paint
Techniques
painting (image-making)
Subject
votive images

Jorge Durand and Patricia Arias,Guadalajara, Mexico, gift; to Princeton University Art Museum, 2020.

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