El Favor de los Santos: The Sacred Iconography of Retablos and Exvotos Video (VHS/DVD)

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El Favor de los Santos: The Sacred Iconography of Retablos and Exvotos Video (VHS/DVD). With the introduction of Christianity to the Aztec peoples, a new kind of religious iconography arose: retablos and exvotos. Traditionally painted on tin, retablos tell of the lives of the saints while exvotos give thanks for miracles granted. This program brings together art historians, preservationists, and religious practitioners to look at the stories embedded in these paintings and their significance for those who pray to them. Among those interviewed are Refugio I. Rochin, director of Latino Initiatives at the Smithsonian Institution; Father Manuel Olimon Nolasco, director of the National Commission of Sacred Art, Mexico; and Charles Lovell, director of the New Mexico State University Art Gallery. (57 minutes.) Art History, Art and Photography 2000

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