ex-voto

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ex-voto (Lat.: ‘from a vow’). A painting or other work of art made as an offering to God or a saint in gratitude for a personal favour or blessing or in the hope of receiving some miraculous benefit. There is a famous example by Philippe de Champaigne.

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