Virgin Mary Statue with Juan Diego

Ceramic

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Virgin Mary Statue with Juan Diego

Entry/Object ID

E-364

Description

The Virgin Mary/ Lady of Guadalupe dressed in her traditional garb (rose tinted tunic and green cloak). An angel is depicted at her feet and by her side is Saint Juan Diego. Juan Diego and the angel have an assortment of flowers below them. The base is depicted as rock placed on a black pedestal.

Context

Juan Diego was a Chichimec peasant that was granted apparitions of the Virgin Mary on four occasions. To learn more about the story see provided links down below.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

23.06.01

Notes

No source available. It was found among the collection of the museum. Possibly bought by B. Gibson for Dia de los Muertos.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mesoamerican, Mexico

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

The paint of the statue isn't well done but the piece is structurally sound

Web Links and URLs

St. Juan Diego and the Miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe