Mexican Folk Retablos

Author	: Gloria Fraser Giffords
Publisher	: UNM Press
Total Pages	: 224
Release	: 1992
ISBN-10	: 0826313698
ISBN-13	: 9780826313690
Rating	: 4/5 (98 Downloads)

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Download or read book Mexican Folk Retablos written by Gloria Fraser Giffords and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first part of the book is given to an analysis of folk retablo painting. The second part concentrates on iconography and on why certain images of Christ, Mary, and the saints were venerated. The third part examines ex-votos, small images painted to commemorate the donor's gratitude for a favor.

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