Latin America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial Period, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of heavy gauge tin retablos featuring hand-painted religious iconography. The first is a painting that shows the cleansing power of Christ's blood; the crucified hand of the Christ is centered, the blood pouring into an overflowing chalice with six lambs drinking from the resulting fountain. Above the hand, the 5 members of the Holy Family are seated on clouds: The Virgin Mary, and her mother, St. Anne, the Christ Child, St. Joseph holding a flowering staff with roses, and St. Joachim holding an ordinary staff. The other retablo is the crowned Virgin of Guadalupe with hands together in a prayerful gesture, and lowered eyes, surrounded by a mandorla of rays, standing above a cherub with outspread green and yellow wings. As is customary, she wears the traditional blue mantle with golden star motifs and trim. Size of each: 14" L x 10" W (35.6 cm x 25.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Arkansas, USA, 1950s-1960s

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#161367

Fair condition. Fading and chipping to the painted pigments. Creasing and bending of corners and tearing and losses to tin in those areas on both. The main imagery is visible, but finer details are faint and indiscernible. Chipping to and fading to pigments on both. Heavy patina throughout.