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Ex-voto from the El Remei Hermitage
[The Virgin Mary with Christ Child, Saint James and Saint Francis of Paola], unknown, late 17th century – early 18th.
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Num. inventory: 1023
Object name: ex-voto (visual religious articles). Relief in polychrome wood.
Title: [The Virgin Mary with Christ Child, Saint James and Saint Francis of Paola]
Object date: late 17th century – early 18th
Author: unknown
Technique and material: relief in polychrome wood.
Ex-votos
Polychrome woodcarving that was part of an altarpiece of unknown origin, and that was presented as an ex-voto at El Remei Hermitage (Castell d’Aro). After years in the museum, this piece underwent restauration to recuperate its original colouring and to better understand its structure.
It shows a real town that has not yet been identified, and expresses the desire that the town’s patron saints will protect it. In the centre of the composition, a xebec with a striped yellow-and-red flag can be seen, although it was once hidden under another painting.
