Retablo of Venancio Soriano

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Latin American Art

Retablo of Venancio Soriano,

mid-20th century

Artist unrecorded

2020-283
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Miracles on the Border: Retablos of Mexican Migrants to the United States

Information

Title
Retablo of Venancio Soriano
Dates

mid-20th century

Maker
Artist unrecorded
Medium

Oil on metal

Dimensions

15 × 31 cm (5 7/8 × 12 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Jorge Durand and Patricia Arias

Object Number
2020-283
Description

Venancio Soriano. Estando trabajando en Harlingen, Tex., contrajo una grave enfermedad en el pulmón izquierdo, que se creía incurable, ofreciendo a la milagrosa Virgencita de San Juan de los Lagos, visitarla y traerle el presente como una muestra de gratidud por su alivio.

Venancio Soriano. While at work in Harlingen, Texas, I contracted a grave illness of the left lung that was thought incurable. I offered to visit the Miraculous Little Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos and bring her this retablo as a sign of gratitude for her relief.

Culture
Mexican
Type
ex-votos, paintings
Materials
oil paint, metal
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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