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The Immaculate Conception
Description
This sculpture represents the Virgin Mary standing on a cloud adorned with the heads of cherubs and a half-moon. She wears a tunic and a cape, and she has her hands together, close to her chest.
Details
- Title: The Immaculate Conception
- Category: Esculturas de bulto redondo
- University: University of Sevilla
- Authors: Martínez Montañés, Juan
- Chronology: 1628
- Technique: Polychrome carved wood
- Dimensions: 144 x 49 x 53 cm
- Stock number: 102515
- Location: Iglesia de la Anunciación
- Ownership: Universidad de Sevilla
Bibliography
AA.VV. Patrimonio artístico y monumental de las universidades andaluzas. Sevilla: Consejería de Educación y Ciencias, 1992, pp. 32, 35.
AA.VV. Patrimonio monumental y artístico. Sevilla: Universidad de Sevilla, 1986, p. 70.
AA.VV. Universitas Hispalensis. El patrimonio de la Universidad de Sevilla. Sevilla: Universidad de Sevilla, 1995, p. 48.
AA.VV. The sacred made Real. Spanish painting and sculpture 1600-1700. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 2009, pp. 90; 98-101.
AA.VV. V Centenario. Universidad de Sevilla. Sevilla: Universidad de Sevilla, 2005, pp. 176-177.
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