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Nuestra Señora de los Dolores

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  • Unidentified, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, ca. 1675-1725, carved and painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.55

Luce Center Label

Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (Our Lady of Sorrows) is based on a Gospel verse in which Mary learns that her son would die for the sins of mankind. When she presents the infant Jesus in the temple, she is told, “And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thought may be revealed” (Luke 2:34-35). The fluid lines of the Virgin’s robe lead the worshiper’s eyes to her hands clasped in prayer.

Title
Nuestra Señora de los Dolores
Artist
Unidentified
Date
ca. 1675-1725
On View
  1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. Luce Foundation Center
  3. 3rd Floor
  4. 21B
Dimensions
14 7/8 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (37.8 x 18.4 x 14.0 cm.)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Teodoro Vidal Collection

Mediums
wood
Mediums Description
carved and painted wood
Classifications
Sculpture
Highlights
Early America
Keywords
  • Religion – New Testament – Mary
  • State of being – emotion – sorrow
Object Number
1996.91.55
Palette
Linked Open Data URI

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