Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe)

Object detail

Media/Materials

Wood with water soluble paint

Credit line

Bequest of Marion Koogler McNay

Accession number

1950.262

Object type

Sculpture

Department

Spanish Colonial and Native American Art

Location

On view/Oppenheimer Gallery 3

Further information

This bulto by santero Rafael Aragón is a traditional image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, with rays of light or fire radiating around her body. She holds her hands in prayer and stands on a moon above an angel that holds the Virgin's red gown and blue cape. This Virgin wears a necklace, a detail seen in other examples by Aragón.

Maker

Rafael Aragón (b.ca. 1796, d.1862)

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