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FROM PUEBLA, MEXICO: fine example of vintage Mexican folk art #107
VINTAGE MEDIUMSIZE 7\"x9\" HAND-PAINTED TIN MEXICAN RETABLO (EX VOTO); UNDATED but most likely painted in late 1930\'s.
HIGHLY DETAILED TIN RETABLO, featuring SAN PASCUAL BAILON (\"Kitchen Saint) APPEARING ON A CLOUD IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF A TRADITIONAL MEXICAN KITCHEN COMPLETE WITH POTS AND PANS AND HUGE POT OF MOLE POBLANO* ON A STOVE*Mole Poblano is a traditional signature dish of Puebla, Mexico.
TEXT (loosely translated from Spanish): SAN PASCUAL BAILON, SAN PASCUAL BLESSED, GIVES THE TASTE TO MY COOKING THAT I NEED, NEVER FAILS.*SAN PASCUAL BAILON is ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SAINTS IN MEXICO, BEING PATRON SAINT OF ALL KITCHENS & GIVING GREAT TASTE TO THE COOKING.
There is a hole provided for hanging on the wall.
The almost square piece is in good vintage condition; you might see superficial imperfections & scratcheson the surface. The back is completely rusted. 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 MexicoC. 1930\'s
