An anonymous 19th-century Mexican metal plate engraving depicting the Virgin of Guadalupe appearing to a kneeling man holding a hat, whom the Metropolitan Museum of Art's own title identifies only as possibly Juan Diego. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 30.82.244, a gift of Jean Charlot in 1930.
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Classification
Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Physical Form
MediumAnonymous Mexican engraving, 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 30.82.244 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source Virgin of Guadalupe Apparition Print, Metropolitan Museum of Art (30.82.244)
Depicts
Juan Diego, Figures The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own title for this engraving identifies the kneeling man only as possibly Juan Diego, a hedge rather than an outright naming.
Source Virgin of Guadalupe Apparition Print, Metropolitan Museum of Art (30.82.244)
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1. Virgin of Guadalupe Apparition Print, Metropolitan Museum of Art (30.82.244)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 30.82.244
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An anonymous 19th-century Mexican metal plate engraving depicting the Virgin of Guadalupe appearing to a kneeling man holding a hat, whom the Metropolitan Museum of Art's own title identifies only as possibly Juan Diego.
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