VTG 1935 HP MEXICAN TIN RETABLO SAN JERONIMO SAVES YOUNG MAN's FIANCEE on SWING

Description: FROM SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO: FABULOUS EXAMPLE OF MEXICAN POPULAR FOLK ART! #97 VINTAGE ANTIQUE 1935 LARGE 9"x7" HAND-PAINTED TIN MEXICAN RETABLO (EX VOTO). CHARMING & HIGHLY DETAILED TIN RETABLO, FEATURING A DRAMATIC SCENE on MEXICAN COUNTRYSIDE in SERDAN, MEXICO, where YOUNG MEXICAN MAN PUSHING HIS GIRLFRIEND ON SWING A BIT "TOO HARD". SAN JERONIMO APPEARS IN THE RIGTH SIDE OF THE PAINTING. DATED 1935. SIGNED BY "RETABLERO" TEXT (loosely translated from Spanish): YOUNG MAN PANFILO GONZALES PUSHED TOO HARD HIS FIANCEE /GIRLFRIEND ON A SWING, MAKING HER FLY UP IN THE AIR. HE IS INFINITELY GRATEFUL TO SAN JERONIMO FOR HER NOT HURTING HERSELF MUCH AND NO GOING INTO A COMA. SERDAN, 1935. SAN JERONIMO APPEARS AT THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAINTING. There is a hole provided for hanging on the wall. The rare piece is in beautiful vintage condition; you might see some expected superficial imperfections on the surface as well as major rust on the back side due to age. The piece is SOLID and in good vintage condition; decently preserved. 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 present was 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 by retableros: commissioned artists who 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 artist Diego Rivera, whose work, along with those of a number of other painters past and present, has been influenced by them. (See last photo)DETAILS:9" X 7"Hand-painted in MexicoDated 1935Signed by "retablero"

Price: 59.5 USD

Location: New Milford, New Jersey

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