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Courtesy of the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
Tabernáculo, Virgen de Chiquinquirá, Santa Bárbara y San Juan Nepomuceno
Courtesy of the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
Courtesy of the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
Photo © Coleccíon Patricia Phelps de Cisneros

Tabernáculo, Virgen de Chiquinquirá, Santa Bárbara y San Juan Nepomuceno

Primary
Date18th century
MediumOil and tempera on wood
DimensionsAdditional Dimension: 13 3/16 × 14 3/8 × 1 9/16 in. (33.5 × 36.5 × 4 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, 2016.232
Collection AreaLatin American Art
Object number2016.232
On View
On view
Locations
  • exhibition  BMA, Gallery, A13 - Glickman Galleries
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Label Text
This piece was made to support religious practices in domestic settings. Like their larger counterparts embellishing church interiors, manufacturing these smaller pieces entailed close collaboration between those who carved and built the actual objects, and those who decorated them in bright colors. This triptych includes on the central panel an image of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá. Echoing that sacred painting worshiped since 1562, in here, the Virgin Mary is flanked by Saint Anthony holding the Christ child and Saint Andrew with the cross. In the triptych’s wings, we see Saint John of Nepomuk, known as the patron saint against slander, and Saint Barbara, who was invoked against lightning and fire. In interlaced lettering, Mary’s monogram—MAR—can be appreciated when the object is closed, suggesting its intended portability.