Viceregal colonial school of Lima, 17th century, Viceroyalty of Peru,...

Viceregal colonial school of Lima, 17th century, Viceroyalty of Peru, "Our Lady of Mount Carmel"

Large oil painting on canvas, measurements 143 x 112 cm. In this great composition, with a harmonious and loving disposition, we see the Mother of God protecting the Saints of Mount Carmel under her mantle. The Virgin of Mount Carmel or Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the common name that Saint Mary of Mount Carmel usually receives, one of the various invocations of the Virgin Mary. Her name comes from her veneration on Mount Carmel, in the Holy Land, near Haifa. Provenance: private collection, Madrid. Bibliography: Siracusano, Gabriela (2005). The power of Colors. From the material to the symbolic in Andean cultural practices, 16th-18th centuries. Economic Culture Fund of Argentina, SA. ISBN 978-950-557-625-8.