The Immaculate Conception of the Mirror
Artist
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
(Spanish, ca. 1618 - 1682)
Dateca. 1675-1680
Object number59.0126
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions77 1/8 × 58 5/8 in. (195.9 × 148.9 cm)
frame: 92 1/2 × 72 3/4 × 5 in. (235 × 184.8 × 12.7 cm)
frame: 92 1/2 × 72 3/4 × 5 in. (235 × 184.8 × 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
On View
Not on viewDescriptionThe Catholic devotion to the Immaculate Conception was widely popular in Spain by the mid-17th century. The winged children carry objects that symbolize the Virgin Mary's purity, such as a lily, a spotless mirror, and a thornless rose. Here, Murillo builds on traditional representations of the Virgin's ascension into heaven by placing her atop a crescent moon. With her downcast eyes and hands raised in prayer, Mary appears as a model of humility for believers
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