The Virgin of Guadalupe

Artist Miguel Cabrera (Mexican, 1695–1768)

Dateabout 1755

Mediumoil and gold leaf on copper

Dimensionspanel: 47.5 × 36.5 cm (18 11/16 × 14 3/8 in.)
framed: 62 × 52 × 6 cm (24 7/16 × 20 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineStoddard Acquisition Fund

Object number2017.1

DescriptionDepiction of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Virgin Mary imprinted on a piece of cloth). In the lower register, Joachim and Anna hold the textile open, flanked by Joseph and the Christ Child at right and Jerome at left. The Archangels Michael (with armor) and Gabriel (with trumpet) clasp the cloth in the upper corners, with God the Father and the Holy Spirit hovering above, accompanied by cherubs along the sides.
ProvenanceGestas (Gestas Carrère), auction, Pau, France, June 23, 2001; private collection, France; purchased by Galerie Terrades, Paris, 2014; sold to the Worcester Art Museum, 2017.

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