Virgin of Carmen with the Christ Child (Virgen del Carmen con el Niño Jesús)

Spanish Colonial Art
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Virgin of Carmen with the Christ Child (Virgen del Carmen con el Niño Jesús)

Peru, Huamanga, 18th century
Sculpture
Huamanga stone (alabaster), with residues of original gilding and polychromy
a) Sculpture: 7 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (18.1 × 11.43 × 4.76 cm) b) Base): 3 × 4 × 2 in. (7.62 × 10.16 × 5.08 cm) Overall: 10 × 5 × 2 in. (25.4 × 12.7 × 5.08 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art Deaccession Fund (M.2007.136a-b)
Latin American Art
Not currently on public view

Provenance

Private collection, Madrid, Spain; Simois Gestión de Arte, S.L., Madrid, Spain; LACMA, 2007.

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Following the establishment of San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga (present-day Ayacucho, Peru) in the second half of the sixteenth century, the region became known for its beautifully crafted sculptu...
Following the establishment of San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga (present-day Ayacucho, Peru) in the second half of the sixteenth century, the region became known for its beautifully crafted sculptures and reliefs made of huamanga, a type of alabaster abundant in the area. By the eighteenth century, images made with the translucent, soft material were widespread for ecclesiastical and private use. This exquisitely carved image of the Virgin of Carmen with the Christ Child still retains some of its original polychromy.
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