- An
ex-
voto is a
votive offering to a
saint or a divinity,
given in
fulfillment of a vow (hence the
Latin term,
short for
ex voto suscepto, "from the vow...
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Delphi was
situated the
Athenian Treasury,
where was
located the
famous ex voto of
Daochos (Ανάθημα του Δαόχου, "vow of Daochos"), a long
marble base where...
-
Maggior Consiglio (1486–87) and then to
produce a "large panel", as his
ex-
voto for the Doge's Palace. In
Venice it
became the
custom in the Renaissance...
- The city of
Argos dedicated several ex-
votos within the
sanctuary of
Apollo in Delphi. It was,
after all, one of the most
powerful cities of the archaic...
- 19th centuries. The
ex-
voto of
Captain Nicolò de Allegretis, a
silver plate (measuring 43 x 39 cm)
called and
known as the "
ex-
voto of the Ragusan", dates...
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grandiose monument dedicated by the Arcadians,
particularly the Tegeates. The
ex-
voto of the
Arcadians is
marked nowadays by an
oblong base; it
served for supporting...
- favour. Also,
sailors who
survived shipwrecks gave
thanks and
deposited ex-
votos at Notre-Dame of the Sea in the
church of Notre-Dame-du-Mont.
Towards the...
- Christ, the
Virgin Mother, or one of the
hundreds of saints. Many are
ex-
votos ("from a vow") that
depict the
story that led to
their commission, usually...
-
abbey is also
known for
housing one of Europe's
richest collection of
ex-
votos (votive
tables that date back more than five centuries)
During a visit...
