Nuestra Senora del Carmen

Copied Rivera group, Nuestra Senora del Carmen, ca. late 19th-early 20th century, carved and painted wood, 13 7⁄8 x 5 1⁄4 x 4 1⁄2 in. (35.3 x 13.4 x 11.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.50
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Artwork Details

Title
Nuestra Senora del Carmen
Artist
Rivera group
Date
ca. late 19th-early 20th century
Location
Dimensions
13 7⁄8 x 5 1⁄4 x 4 1⁄2 in. (35.3 x 13.4 x 11.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Teodoro Vidal Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and painted wood
Classifications
Keywords
  • Religion — New Testament — Mary
Object Number
1996.91.50
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.91.50

Artwork Description

One of the Virgin Mary's identities in Spain is as Our Lady of Mount Carmel. In this guise, she wears a Carmelite habit and scapular decorated with the order's emblem. Her duty is to protect those on earth, as well as the suffering souls in purgatory. Our Lady of Mount Carmel is popular in Puerto Rico and is often invoked in lullabies. In keeping with the emphasis on her role as mother, this santo has a gentle expression on her face, and her gaze is directed downward as if she is nurturing her devotees.