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Painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe in a glowing golden halo, with four small oval scenes of devotion in gilded frames at the corners.

The Virgin of Guadalupe with the Four Apparitions

A standing crowned Virgin with hands clasped in prayer, wearing a teal mantle patterned with gold stars, rises before a radiating golden mandorla over clouds. Four oval medallions framed in carved gilt scrollwork at the corners show smaller devotional scenes, including kneeling figures and a tilted cloth bearing the image, with an inscription along the bottom.

Artist
Nicolás Enríquez
Date
1773
Medium
Oil on copper
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2911 × 3884 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1773).
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, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2014

Español: La Virgen de Guadalupe con las cuatro apariciones

Una Virgen coronada, de pie, con las manos juntas en oración, viste un manto turquesa con estrellas doradas y se eleva ante un resplandor dorado radiante sobre nubes. En los cuatro medallones ovalados con marcos de volutas doradas talladas aparecen escenas devocionales más pequeñas, con figuras arrodilladas y una tela con la imagen, además de una inscripción en la parte inferior.

Português: A Virgem de Guadalupe com as quatro aparições

Uma Virgem coroada, em pé, com as mãos postas em oração, veste um manto azul-esverdeado com estrelas douradas e se ergue diante de um resplendor dourado radiante sobre nuvens. Nos quatro medalhões ovais com molduras de volutas douradas esculpidas, aparecem cenas devocionais menores, com figuras ajoelhadas e um tecido com a imagem, além de uma inscrição na parte inferior.