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Tortoiseshell badge with silver studs framing a painted oval of the Immaculate Virgin above cherubs and clouds.

Nun’s Badge with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception

A round nun's badge framed in tortoiseshell studded with silver rosettes and knobs, enclosing an oval painting on copper. The Virgin in a white gown and blue mantle stands with hands clasped above clouds and cherubs, flanked by armored and robed saints in an inscribed border.

Artist
Nicolás Rodríguez Juárez
Date
ca. 1710
Medium
Oil and gold on copper; tortoiseshell and silver frame
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
4000 × 3968 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1715).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Sansbury-Herbert Mills Fund, 2021

Español: Insignia de monja con la Virgen de la Inmaculada Concepción

Un medallón circular de carey con tachuelas y rosetones de plata enmarca un óvalo pintado sobre cobre. La Virgen, con vestido blanco y manto azul y las manos juntas, se alza sobre nubes y querubines, flanqueada por santos con armadura y hábito.

Português: Insígnia de freira com a Virgem da Imaculada Conceição

Um medalhão circular de tartaruga com tachas e rosetas de prata emoldura um oval pintado sobre cobre. A Virgem, com vestido branco e manto azul e as mãos juntas, ergue-se sobre nuvens e querubins, ladeada por santos com armadura e hábito.