19th C. Mexican Tin Retablo – La Sagrada Familia- Lot 174, Auction 11/25/2019
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19th C. Mexican Tin Retablo – La Sagrada Familia- Lot 174, Auction 11/25/2019

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Latin America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely painted tin retablo depicting the Holy Family on heavy-gauge tin. The Sacred Family (La Sagrada Familia) is usually depicted with Jesus as a young boy walking between his parents who sweetly gaze upon him. Here we see Mary dressed in her traditional red gown with blue mantle holding the Child who is dressed in a diaphemous white robe, holding a globus cruciger in his left hand, separated from Joseph who dons his traditional green and gold garments and carries a crucifix. A pair of Animas Solas (Lonely Spirits) representing souls in purgatory are depicted at the feet of the Virgin Mother. A beautiful and balanced composition exhibiting rich iconography. Size: 10″ W x 7″ H (25.4 cm x 17.8 cm).

Condition: Age-commensurate surface wear, slight bending to corners and overall form, with fading and staining to areas of pigmentation, and oxidation across verso and small areas of obverse side, otherwise intact and very good.

Provenance: ex-private Cook collection, Arizona, USA

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