Virgin of Guadalupe

NamePainting

CultureBolivian

Datemid-20th century

Place madeTarabuco, Chuquisaca, Bolivia, South America

MediumStone, paint

Dimensions8 × 7 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (20.32 × 19.05 × 4.445 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Gay Sinclair, Collection of Bob Sinclair, A.2012.86.14

Object numberA.2012.86.14

DescriptionThick, basically trapezoidal stone painted on one side with an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe over a Bolivian flag/swag in red, yellow and green over a medium bright blue background, with a green groundline below the edges of her long cape. The Virgin wears a gold crown and holds a tiny infant Jesus in her left hand and a branch of pink roses in her right. Her gold robe is decorated with a checkerboard pattern with alternating red, blue or green dots in the center of each square. She stands on a blue and white pedestal with the horns of the crescent moon projecting upward from the sides. Small animals on the green ground flank her, each wearing the colors of the Bolivian flag over their backs.