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Virgin of Guadalupe and View of the Valley of Mexico (Virgen de Guadalupe y vista del valle de México)

José de Ibarra Mexican

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When José de Ibarra painted this image in 1739, the Virgin of Guadalupe had already been declared Mexico City’s patron following a devastating epidemic that afflicted the Valley of Mexico. Ibarra created many versions of the image, but none of the others features the stunning effect of the broad, open landscape seen in this early work, with the Virgin floating high above the shrine where her image was venerated.



Para 1739, año en el que José de Ibarra pintó su obra, ya se había jurado el patronato de la Virgen de Guadalupe en la ciudad de México, tras una gran peste que asoló el valle de México y sus alrededores. Ibarra realizó muchas versiones de la imagen, pero en ninguna de las conocidas hasta ahora repitió el hermoso efecto del paisaje amplio y libre que se ve en esta obra temprana, con la Virgen flotando lejos del lugar sagrado y por encima de la ciudad de México.

Virgin of Guadalupe and View of the Valley of Mexico (Virgen de Guadalupe y vista del valle de México), José de Ibarra (Mexican, 1685–1756), Oil on canvas (Óleo sobre lienzo), Mexican

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