Mexico
Oil on canvas
Height: 8 3/4 in / 22.2 cm; Width: 6 1/2 in / 16.5 cm
Provenance: Private Collection, Santa Fe, NM
A Mexican painted ex-voto depicting two sisters or female figures in a moment of danger, with a lightning bolt marking the crisis at the center of the scene. Works of this type were traditionally made to ask for divine protection or to give thanks after surviving sudden peril, illness, accident, or natural disaster. The direct, vernacular style is characteristic of popular devotional painting, where the event is shown plainly and the spiritual meaning is made immediately visible.
The lightning bolt suggests a dramatic episode of danger or near disaster, while the devotional format points to divine intercession and gratitude. In Mexican ex-voto painting, earthly crisis and sacred protection are often shown together, allowing the viewer to understand both the event and the faith behind the offering. This small canvas preserves that intimate tradition of petition, survival, and thanks.
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Mexico
Oil on canvas
Height: 8 3/4 in / 22.2 cm; Width: 6 1/2 in / 16.5 cm
Provenance: Private Collection, Santa Fe, NM
A Mexican painted ex-voto depicting two sisters or female figures in a moment of danger, with a lightning bolt marking the crisis at the center of the scene. Works of this type were traditionally made to ask for divine protection or to give thanks after surviving sudden peril, illness, accident, or natural disaster. The direct, vernacular style is characteristic of popular devotional painting, where the event is shown plainly and the spiritual meaning is made immediately visible.
The lightning bolt suggests a dramatic episode of danger or near disaster, while the devotional format points to divine intercession and gratitude. In Mexican ex-voto painting, earthly crisis and sacred protection are often shown together, allowing the viewer to understand both the event and the faith behind the offering. This small canvas preserves that intimate tradition of petition, survival, and thanks.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
