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DAY 27 | ART AROUND THE WORLD |
Retablos and Ex-votos Paintings
IMAGES OF DEVOTION
Retablos and ex-votos represent two unique hybrid genres of art, where the religious themes and iconography of Catholicism fuse with the traditional folk art styles of Mexico, and Latin and Central America. Retablos, from “retablo,” which is literally translated “behind the altar,” are small, multi-paneled oil paintings on wood depicting Christ, the Virgin Mary, or any one of the multitude of Catholic saints. Ex-votos, from the Latin “from a vow,” are paintings ...
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