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Details
- Dimensions
- 22ʺW × 10ʺD × 35ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- Late 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- Mexico
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Paint
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- Condition like new Condition like new less
- Description
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Large wood and polychrome 20th century Mexican figure of the Blessed Virgin Mary as “Nuestra Señora de San Juan de …
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Large wood and polychrome 20th century Mexican figure of the Blessed Virgin Mary as “Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Lagos”.
Hand carved and painted in a naive representation of the traditional iconography.
She is the patroness of the town by that name in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The story goes that during the early Spanish colonial period, an aerial acrobat was traveling along the Camino Real, “the King’s Highway,” from San Luis Potosí to Guadalajara, performing in the towns along the way. His act included his wife and two daughters. His stunts included swinging from one high point to another by means of ropes, in somewhat the same fashion as trapeze artists of today. To add excitement and an element of danger, the artists had to fly over swords and knives that were stuck in the ground with their points positioned upward. While performing in the village, the younger daughter, a child of six or seven, slipped, fell upon the knives and was mortally wounded. After preparing the body and wrapping it in burial cloths, the grieving parents brought the body of the child to the chapel of Our Lady of San Juan for burial. Ana Lucía, a caretaker of the shrine, took the image of Our Lady and set it beside the child’s body, who resuscitated miraculously. Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos is venerated by pilgrims from throughout Mexico and the United States.
10 percent of proceeds from sale of this and other items of religious art in the Lucía Landa Collection will be donated to provide scholarships to Our Lady of Guadalupe School, a K-8 school in Ferguson, Missouri, primarily serving Black and Hispanic children and families. less
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