19th Century oil on tin retablo La Mano Poderosa, or The Powerful Hand of God – sometimes referred to as Los Cinco Personas, a reference to the extended Holy Family in the upper quadrant. The five figures at the top represent Anne, Mary, Santo Nino, Joseph, and Joachim. In the lower quadrant, blood is flowing […]

This is a wonderful and powerful ex-voto, a prayer of thanks for the healing of a baby. The art on it is austere, making it all the more potent. The mother sits in a barren room with three walls visible, a tiled floor and a darkened ceiling. The baby is bundled in her arms. She […]