VotivePilgrimMiracleSantos IconEx-votive SupplicationPenitentMilagros

Faithful reproductions of European icons Allowed little room for creativity and innovation Rigid stylistic and iconographic convention

Saint JosephFeast day: March 19Patron of the Universal Church, carpenters, cabinet builders, doubters, happy death, homeless, and, in Mexico, he was a model of Franciscan poverty, patron of travelers, Militant Church and of the evangelization of the Americas; model husband, benevolent father and safe refuge in times of spiritual and physical danger. Joseph, the husband of Virgin Mary and the foster-father of Jesus, was a carpenter, descended from King David’s family. Among his many attributes are the different instruments of his profession as a carpenter, a lily for purity and a budded staff for his selection as the future husband of Virgin Mary. St. Joseph is depicted holding the Christ Child in his arms while standing against a neutral background or surrounded by curtains. Christ the Child is often dressed in red, or represented naked, holding a small cross in one hand symbolizing his destiny. St. Joseph, with or without a crown upon his head, is usually dressed in a green gown with a yellow cape over his shoulders.

Depict a range of situations from daily life

Encouraged novelty and personal expression

Uses flexible artistic format

Show a holy image often suspended in cloud at one side of the composition

Pictures show a threatening event Writing at the bottom that explains what happened

Contrasting huesScaleProportionAwkward perspective JuxtapositionMotifCollageSurrealistic

1. Used bold bright colors to stress the emotional effect of the scene

2. Created drama by manipulating the space Ignore scale and proportion

Include sharp angles

Show awkward perspective

•Juxtaposition of tiny human figures and larger than life holy images•Surrealistic placement of figures, props, and background

3. Time is distorted by showing action that occurs out of the order of before, during and after

4. Theater motifs such as stages and curtains are used to define the picture frame

5. Increasingly collages of photographs and copies of papers have been added to improve the story

Think of an incident that happened in your life and how someone helped you during that time

Create a retablo style painting that shows what happened

Write a paragraph that explains the situation and why you are thankful

Design: Are the Principles of Design used

successfully to enhance the art work?Creativity: Is the art work unique?Craftsmanship Is the painting painted with care? Is the writing written neatly and does it

display good grammar and spelling?