Early 20th Century Mexican Retablo Original Painting on Tin

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Antique Retablo hand painted with ink and oil on now rusty tin, found in Mexico City.
dated 1923, shortly after … Read more Antique Retablo hand painted with ink and oil on now rusty tin, found in Mexico City.
dated 1923, shortly after the Mexican Revolution, the writing tells the story of a man being saved from severe illness and pain by a spirit woman.
original religious folk art piece, Mexican outsider art Ex-Votos wall artwork

A retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small folk art piece using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art.
Retablos are important to Mexican folk religion because they are a physical representation of holy images such as Christ, the Virgin Mother, or one of the many thousands of saints. They come from the need humans have to interact on a personal level with divine spirits and often tell stories of near death experiences.

9.5"x9.5"x1/8" See less