Retablos
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DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: San Victor el Moro, Saint Victor the Moor
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on Tin
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7 by 9 inches, frame size is 9.75 by 11.75 inches.
AGE: c. 1850 to 1900
CONDITION: VeryGood.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: A very rare retablo. Saint Victor was martyred by beheading in c.303 by the Roman Cesar Maximian. He holds the attributes of a sword and a palm leaf signifying his martyrdom. This retablo has an especially nice back ground showing vignettes of roman soldiers getting ready to chop off the head of San Victor.
R614 $1,775
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: Virgen de Socaba(Socava), Virgin of Miners
ORIGIN: Bolivia
MATERIAL: Oil on Tin
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 6.5 by 8.75 inches,.
AGE: Dated 1891
CONDITION: Very Good.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This retablo is rare find - - the first that I have had or seen. The name of the Virgin and date painted are shown om the base of the Virgin.
R615 $1,200
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: Cristo de la Columna, Christ at the Column
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on Tin
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10 by 14 inches.
AGE: c. 1850 to 1900
CONDITION: Very Good. There is some craqule over the entire painting indicative of its age. No restoration.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This rendition shows a well painted version of Christ at the column after being scourged. This subject is one of the Stations Of The Cross.
R616 $1,500
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: San Felipe Neri, Saint Philip Romolo Neri
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on Tin
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7 by 10 inches
AGE: c. 1850 to 1900
CONDITION: Very Good, no restoration.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: San Felipe Neri is called The Apostle of Rome and as such he is the patron saint of Rome. He was a friend of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. This is not an easy retablo subject to find.
R617 $1,600
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: El Varon Eucaristico de Dolores
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on Tin
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7 by 10 inches
AGE: c. 1850 to 1900
CONDITION: Very Good
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: There is poor lighting on this retablo when I photographed it. There is possibly restoration to this retablo, I don't have a black light so I can't be sure.
R591 SOLD
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: San Ysidro, Saint Isadore
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on Tin
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10 by 14 inches
AGE: c. 1850 to 1900
CONDITION: Excellentm, with restoration around the aura of clouds.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: A very unusal protrayal of San Ysidro. The church is emphasized in the foreground whereas normally the church is relegated to a background position. Also unusual is that San Ysidro has an aura of clouds around his upper body.
This retablo shows sunshine as well as rain. San Ysidro traditionally prays for the sun to shine.
This is a retablo in very excellent condition: no rust or no paint flaking.
R593 S1,275
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: Santa Rita de Casia, Saint Rita of Casia
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on Tin
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10 by 14 inches
AGE: c. 1850 to 1900
CONDITION: Very Good
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I have compared this presentation with many other Santa Ritas and find that this one is very different as she is holding her left hand upward with nothing in it. I have not seen this posture before.
I belive this retablo was painted by Donaciano Aguilar known as the "pink lip painter". He is known by the pink lips on his retablos as well as the unique and peculiar shrubs/cacti looking leaves found on many of his retablos. A very nice retablo of a favorite subject matter.
R600 S1300 :
