Five Ex-voto - XIXth And XXth Century

Five EX-VOTO
19th and 20th century 
Embossed metal

Set of five ex-votos in embossed and chiselled metal featuring a belly and a pair of eyes.

The ex-votos were hung in churches and symbolized wishes. 
There were two ways of doing this: either the wish was not fulfilled and the votive tablet marked the request, or the wish was fulfilled and the votive tablet was hung as a token of thanks.

Illustration photo: Ex-voto from the Chapel of the Visitation, Church of the Gesù Nuovo in Naples, Italy.

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

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