Antique Spanish Colonial Retablo of the Virgin of Guadalupe
Item Details
A Spanish Colonial retablo image on pine board of the Mary, as she appeared to Juan Diego in 1531, as Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, late 18th to early 19th century. The image shows her in a red dress and blue robe with her hands clasped. She is surrounded by red toned aureola with abstract flowers in the border. There are two other figures in the image – one is touching the aura in the left margin and the other is underneath the figure of Mary. The rustic painting is executed in black, red blue and yellow on a rough hewn board. There is a metal stamp attached to the board in the lower left corner with a stag framed in an oval with star and swag borders. 1938.0555
Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century around Santa Fe, New Mexico, and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938.
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections.
Condition
- darkened overall.
- loss of paint, particularly on lower edge
- some areas of board cracking.
Dimensions
Item #
17COL077-019
