Retablo of Unknown Votary
Retablo of Unknown Votary

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Latin American Art

Retablo of Unknown Votary,

1969

Artist unrecorded
2020-302

Information

Title
Retablo of Unknown Votary
Dates

1969

Maker
Artist unrecorded
Medium
Oil on metal
Dimensions
17.3 × 23 cm (6 13/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jorge Durand and Patricia Arias
Object Number
2020-302
Description

Doy infinitas gracias a la Sma. Virgen de Guadalupe por avernos concedido a mi y mi compañero pasa de mojados. Por este favor le dedico el presente retablo. San Felipe, Gto. Marzo de 1969

I give infinite thanks to the Holiest Virgin of Guadalupe for having allowed me and my companion to cross as wetbacks. For this favor I dedicate the present retablo. San Felipe, Guanajuato. March 1969

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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