VTG HP MEXICAN TIN RETABLO VIRGEN de GUADALUPE SAVES MAN FROM RABID DOG in 1904 for Sale

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VTG HP MEXICAN TIN RETABLO VIRGEN de GUADALUPE SAVES MAN FROM RABID DOG in 1904 For Sale

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VTG HP MEXICAN TIN RETABLO VIRGEN de GUADALUPE SAVES MAN FROM RABID DOG in 1904:
$59.50

FROM PUEBLA, MEXICO: fine example of vintage Mexican folk art #73
VINTAGE ANTIQUE LARGE SIZE 9"x7" HAND-PAINTED TIN MEXICAN RETABLO (EX VOTO), signed BY RETABLERO. DATED 1904*.*Most likely, painted in 1930's; it is common practice to order retablo to express thanks to a guardian Saint for a favor rendered to a beloved family member in the distant past.
HIGHLY DETAILED TIN RETABLO, featuring TRADITIONALLY DRESSED MEXICAN COUPLE IN THE FIELDS, WITH MAN BEING ATTACKED BY VICIOUS RAoffer DOG. VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE (patron saint of all of Mexico) appears on the right side.
THE TEXT (loosely translated) SAYSTHAT ELUTERIO ROMERO AND HIS WIFE HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH RAoffer DOG AND DOG HAD BITTEN THE HUSBAND IN THE LOWER BACK, FOR WHICH THEY PRAYED TO VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE AND THE HUSBAND HAD NOT CONTRACTED RABIES. THEY GIVE INFINITE THANKS TO THE VIRGIN WITH THIS RETABLO. PUEBLA, 1904. SIGNED BY RETABLERO.
There is a hole provided for hanging on the wall.
The vintagepiece is in decent condition; you might see superficial imperfections and ruston the surface as well major rusting on the back due to age. The piece is SOLID and in good vintage condition; decently preserved considering its age.
A NOTE of HISTORY OF RETABLO FOLK ART:Votive paintings in Mexico go by several names in Spanish such as “ex voto,” “retablo” or “lamina,” which refer to their purpose. The painting of religious images to give thanks for a miracle or favor received, is part of a long tradition started in Europe. The form that most votive paintings take from the colonial period to the presentwas brought to Mexico by the Spanish. As in Europe, votive paintings began as static images of saints or other religious figures which were then donated to a church. Later, narrative images, telling the personal story of a miracle or favor received appeared. These paintings were first produced by the wealthy and often on canvas; also on wood; however, as sheets of tin became affordable, lower classes began to have these painted on this medium.The narrative version on metal sheets is now the traditional and representative form of votive paintings. Though some ex votos have been painted by the person receiving the miracle, most are made byretableros: commissioned artistswho interpret people's stories and produce these tokens of appreciation to be placed/hung on church walls or shrines, reinforcing the owner's devotion and gratitude.These lovely miracle paintings are in fact advertisements of the power and mercy of the saints.Due their proliferation, especially in the 18th and 19th century, many older votive paintings have left the places they were deposited and found their way into public and private collections.The collecting of tin retablos was begun by Mexican artistDiego Rivera, whose work, along with those of a number of other painters past and present, has been influenced by them.(See last photo, showing Diego and Frida's collection of antique Mexican retablos on display at Museo Frida Kahlo in Mexico City)

Hand-painted in Mexico

Dated 1904

Signed by "retablero"