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Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Painting, the Legend and the Reality

Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Painting, the Legend and the Reality

Paperback

CatholicismGeneral ChristianityLatino Studies

ISBN10: 0786426675
ISBN13: 9780786426676
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Aug 8 2006
Pages: 271
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.12 Depth: 9.25
Language: English

According to legend, on December 8, 1531, the Virgin Mary appeared to the newly Christianized Juan Diego on the Mexican hill of Tepeyacac. As proof of her divine visit, she miraculously imprinted her image upon his mantle. That image, known as Our Lady of Guadalupe, has become a symbol of national consciousness in Mexico and a talisman for Mexican Americans. Yet its notable features include obviously European artistic techniques. How is it that Renaissance styles are employed in a 16th century Mexican icon supposedly not made by human hands? Looking beyond the divine explanation for the Lady's existence, author John Moffitt uses historical and artistic detective work to determine the work's earthly origin.

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