DepartmentLatin America

Ex-Voto to Santiago

NamePainting

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date1890

Place madeMexico, North America

MediumMetal (tin), paint

Dimensions10 1/4 × 14 1/8 in. (26.0351 × 35.8776 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1945

Object numberA.1995.93.1945

DescriptionSantiago with drawn sword and mounted on a rearing horse is seen on the upper left, above the clouds. Below this a woman on bended knee holds a tall candle and looks to the vision of the knight. Behind her, on the right, four simple houses can be seen. Below the scene is a written statement from a Sr. Rosario Sanchez thanking God for a miraculous healing; shades of blue-gray, blue, yellow-gray, black, shades of rose, tan, black; metal and paint; hand painted.