Room II · Colonial Mexico
Print of the Holy Child of San Juan de la Penitencia
Anonymous artist
Engraving on paper of the Holy Child of San Juan de la Penitencia. Printed on paper. Inscription: "Left by an Indian in the year 1598 to one of the portress nuns. It was not taken back for its value or for the image; they placed it at the top of an altarpiece, and a few days later, during the crash of a terrible earthquake, it miraculously held the keystone of the nearby arch, where it remains venerated today". Black ink.
- Classification
- Printed matter
- Date
- 1519–1821 · 16th century
- Material
- Paper
- Dimensions
- 7.7 × 10.0 × 0.1 cm
- Inventory no.
- MUNAG.009.00501
- Credits
- Curator: Gabriela Zesati · Fotografía: Gabriela Zesati
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