{"product_id":"ex-voto-giving-thanks-for-surviving-terrible-fevers-retablo-circa-1878-fine-art-28858","title":"Ex-Voto; Giving Thanks for Surviving Terrible Fevers, Retablo, circa 1878","description":"\u003cp\u003eEx-Voto: Giving Thanks for Surviving Terrible Fevers. Oil on tin, circa 1878. Anonymous Mexican artist with a contemporary custom frame handcrafted by artisan Michael Blatnik.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe text reads: \"Habiendo padecido Margarita Rocha unos frios afse bradios, en el ano de 1878 implore a la presiosa Sangre de Christo y quedo salva en gratud dedica eso retablo.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslation from Spanish: \"Having suffered from severe fevers in the year 1878, Margarita Rocha prayed to the precious Blood of Christ and was saved; In gratitude she dedicates this retablo.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is an ex-Voto?\n\u003cbr\u003eWhen a person survived a life-threatening situation or personal calamity, they would subsequently hire an artist to depict their story of diving intervention. They were created to offer thanks to the saint or deity who healed them and were considered an object given as a fulfilment of a vow. Although ex-votos originated as simple images of saints, eventually they were embellished with a short narrative describing the miracle that transpired. Once completed, these accounts would hang in the church as public professions of gratitude or faith. After a year, the vow was considered fulfilled and the ex-voto would be destroyed or sold.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were avid collectors of ex-votos and because of their interest this wonderful form of folk art became popular among artists and aficionados alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cook Gallery | Historic Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42261501935698,"sku":"28858","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0567\/8678\/0242\/files\/28858_w.jpg?v=1780557919","url":"https:\/\/davidcookgalleries.com\/products\/ex-voto-giving-thanks-for-surviving-terrible-fevers-retablo-circa-1878-fine-art-28858","provider":"Cook Gallery | Historic Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}