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Art and history in my home

Hello friends of @home.solutions ution I must confess that for days I turned my head to find the art at home that would allow me to participate in the Art to Home contest, but I could not get an idea to inspire me, first I thought to participate with a wooden shelf that has a mirror and is used as a table for the phone and some ornaments, as it is made of wood and has details of cabinetmaking I thought it would serve me to compete, since it has years decorating the living room and was acquired by my grandmother and canceled it for fees that reflects her effort and work, has in itself a good story to tell.

But it was discarded after I commented in a group my doubts regarding that object and they opened my eyes to another possibility, if there is art at home and it has a valuable meaning in my personal life and that of my family. I will show you two old paintings that have been decorating the walls of my home for decades.

Painting of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

This painting is the only one we have that alludes to religiosity, it was purchased by my grandmother from street vendors and also paid for installments, it has been in the house for about 40 years and I take that count for my age, since I was little when my grandmother bought it. Back then it had vibrant colors and looked like a 3D work, as this art has so many realistic details that it looks like it has a life of its own.

It is framed with fine wooden boards with very subtle cut details, before they were lined with red velvet fabric, which gave it a touch of elegance, but over the years it was deteriorating and breaking when shaking the dust and last year my mom decided to remove the broken part and leave it bare which today is uncovered.

When we turn the painting over we have a thick cardboard and I wonder if it is a hand painted work on a canvas or a print on cardboard, I do not think that 50 years ago there was such a printing technology in my country Venezuela. We have always believed what a painting is and it had never occurred to me to investigate its creation and raw material, so I dedicated myself to look with a magnifying glass and light and I got a great surprise.

It is a print imported from Italy, that explains its quality and beauty in the image. I always wanted to know the name of the painter because since I was a child I was hypnotized by the beauty of the image in which I spent hours looking at the details of the hands and other parts. I am somewhat disappointed because it is not a real painting done by a painter, but it has served as art in my home by decorating the walls for many years.

This painting has been blessed on many occasions and was always eye-catching to visitors, its color has faded, it looks dark, but it is still beautiful. Besides, my grandmother venerated it with faith and it is the representative painting of her belief and that of my whole family.

Painting by my Great Grandfather Claudio Torres

This is a real painting made by hand, it is so many years old that I can not count because I do not know its temporality, in this painting is the image of my maternal great-grandfather, father of my grandmother Ana Teodocia who is the only one that is still alive of my grandparents and with whom I live, my grandmother is the living portrait of her father, when she was about 85 years old she is currently 92, she was identical to this painting I imagine that at that average age was that they painted my great-grandfather.

About him I can tell you that he had a lot of land and cattle and of my ancestors he was the one who had the most money, in fact he was a millionaire and all his 60 children, products of his relationship with 10 women, he left them inheritance, my great grandmother was his legal wife, my grandmother Ana Teodocia says that the ones who earned the most from his inheritance were his lawyers. The house where I live today is part of the inheritance. My great-grandfather was very respected and my grandmother has an impressive admiration for him, she remembers him and mentions him more than her mother, unfortunately he had a sad end, as he was murdered by one of his former workers with a dagger hugging him from behind and stabbing him in his heart, It was a betrayal because according to the story this former worker came to visit, and my great-grandfather sent him to feed him and gave him a space to sleep and spend the night, the next day was that he committed the act, but well I told this story in more detail in another publication and this is about art.

Returning to the painting, years ago it was framed and the protective glass was broken leaving the painting without anything on top, which has caused the color to degrade quite a bit, its frame is made of white and gold wood, behind it you can see a kind of tablopan, it is a sober painting, but it means a lot in my family, starting with how lucky we are to know the appearance of an ancestor and that we know the love that existed between him and my grandmother. This work decorates the walls of my home and I feel very happy every time someone asks who it is because it allows me to tell part of my family history.

I hope that my participation was to your liking, it was a pleasure to participate in this contest, thanks @home.solutions and @liketu, I take this opportunity to invite to participate @yolimarag , @chacald.dcymt , @cetb2008 , @lisbethseijas, thanks for your time and support.

Does the art in your home have a family history? I look forward to hearing from you in the comments.

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