Artes de Mexico Ex votos Bilingual Edition SoftcoverEx Votos Artes de Mxico, Nmero 53 An ex voto is a small devotional painting made to fulfill a vow of gratitude. When someone fell sick or got into trouble and then recovered, the tradition was to paint the story on a piece of tin or metal, dedicated to the saint or holy figure who had answered the prayer. Every ex voto follows the same essential structure: the moment of crisis, the divine figure hovering above, and a handwritten account below naming

The result is a perfect union of texture and color — soft cotton threads meeting the organic surface of amate-style paper — making each piece a unique expression of Mexican artistry and heritage

Dimensions: 7''Tall 5

The body is covered in dense black brushstroke marks on warm orange

bold use of color

diagonally across its chest

Dimensions: 11'' Tall 25

A small tuft of dark hair crowns the head

Dimensions: 6''Tall 10''Long 4

The body of the cross is filled corner to corner with a field of flowers

Day of the Dead figures

They were painted by ordinary people or local self-taught artists

just a few bare wire strands springing forward from the snout