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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One of the important ex votos of the Greek cities in the sanctuary of Delphi was the bronze sculpted ex voto of the Italian city of Tarentum in commemoration...
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the naval Battle of Aegospotami, the Lacedaemonians dedicated a majestic ex voto in Delphi. To the left of the entrance into the sanctuary of Apollo, opposite...
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Among the famous ex votos of Delphi was that of Craterus, friend and general of Alexander the Great, attributed to Lysippos. The excavations of the French...
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Ex-Voto de 1662 is a painting by the French artist Philippe de Champaigne now in the Louvre in Paris. One of Champaigne's most accomplished works, it...
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Ex-Voto is an EP by the British band The Duke Spirit, released in the UK on 22 November 2007. The tracks "Lassoo" and "Dog Roses" later appeared on the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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