Delicate Small 1914 Ex Voto Retablo on Tin tabletop circus is signed in the bottom

is signed in the bottom left corner

as each one represents its makers specific design solution to the task(s) at hand

And there are so many

Black ink on white illustration board

which make it appear as if the bird is perched on a driftwood limb that extends from the trunk of a tree

Delicate Small 1914 Ex Voto Retablo on Tin tabletop circus is signed in the bottomI really love this delicacy of this small ex voto retablo, which I find quite elegant in its simplicity, and quite tender in its humility. By my translation, it seems the subject is one Epitacio Allala, whose right hand was wounded with a bullet on May 9, 1913, and thanks is being given to Our Lady of San Juan de los Logos for his miraculous healing. I know it is hard to feel scale in photos, but the painting is just 4 1 2" x 4", so our floating