Virgin of Valvanera

View Similar Items

Our Lady of Valvanera, Oil on Copper. Spain, 17th century.

Virgin of Guadalupe, Oil on Copper, 18th Century

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, 16th Century, Oil on Canvas

Early 20th c. Virgin of Guadalupe, Bolivia, Oil on Canvas Painting

The Assumption of Mary or Dormition of the Virgin 18th Century Spanish Colonial

Large Painted Panel of Virgin of Guadalupe

Spanish Colonial Cuzco School Madonna Virgin Mary Painting

17th century French School "Virgin and Child (Virgin of the Rosary)"

Oil painting of Vestal Virgin by J. schultz

Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Circle of Van De Kasteele, Frans

19th Century Italian Painting of The Virgin of the Fish

Gold Background, Coronation of the Virgin. 14th century

About the Item

Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, the patroness of the Rioja region of Spain, has been the object of a cult following and pilgrimages since at least the 15th century. The polychromed wood sculpture of her dating from the Romanesque period is enshrined in a Benedictine monastery at Valvanera. According to the legend, the sculpture was carved by Saint Luke and brought to Spain in the 1st century. Saint Athanasius and a group of Christian ascetics who lived in the caves around Valvanera attributed special powers to the image and built a sanctuary to house it. When the Moors invaded Spain in 711, a man named Arturo hid the sculpture in the hollow of a tree to protect it, and the bark of the tree grew over the hollow to enclose the image completely. At a later date, a thief and murder named Nuño Oñez was about to rob a farmer, who prayed to the Virgin Mary. Oñez was struck by such contrition that he became a Christian hermit. One night he envisioned the Virgin of Valvanera in a tree that looked like a beehive, on a hill from which a spring flowed. The next day Oñez told the priest Domenico de Brieva of his vision and they went out to find the image. Indeed, they found, atop a hill, an oak tree that housed a swarm of bees and with a spring of fresh water at its base. They removed the image from its natural sanctuary, and the Benedictines who cared for the shrine after 1063 built a large monastery around it. The kings of Aragon and Castilla made the Virgin of Valvanera their special protector. Queen Isabel visited the shrine in 1492, and King Philip II sent a friend there to pray to the image on his behalf. The cult of the Virgin of Valvanera came to the Americas early on and was widely disseminated by devotees who established confraternities in her honor.

Dimensions:
Height: 51.75 in (131.45 cm)Width: 46 in (116.84 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Style:
Spanish Colonial (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Canvas,Paint
Place of Origin:
Peru
Period:
Mid-18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1750
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Santa Fe, NM
Reference Number:
Seller: JTS-C00121stDibs: LU973917318402

Antique 17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

Our Lady of Valvanera, Oil on Copper. Spain, 17th century.

$4,076

Virgin of Guadalupe, Oil on Copper, 18th Century

Located in Mexico, DF

Virgin of Guadalupe with flowers and appearances of the Virgin to Juan Diego, oil on copper, 18th century. This item does not belong to the mexican...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century North American Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Other

Virgin of Guadalupe, Oil on Copper, 18th Century

$18,000

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, 16th Century, Oil on Canvas

Located in North Miami, FL

16th Century Spanish Colonial Oil on canvas painting of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception. In this representation of the Virgin Mary being f...

Category

Antique 16th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, 16th Century, Oil on Canvas

$35,500

Early 20th c. Virgin of Guadalupe, Bolivia, Oil on Canvas Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Virgin of Guadalupe, unsigned, oil on canvas, unframed. CREATOR Unsigned. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1910-1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil on Canvas. CONDITION...

Category

Early 20th Century Bolivian Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

Early 20th c. Virgin of Guadalupe, Bolivia, Oil on Canvas Painting

$825

The Assumption of Mary or Dormition of the Virgin 18th Century Spanish Colonial

Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR

This magnificent 18th-century Spanish Colonial oil painting is a remarkable example of religious art, showcasing a stunning depiction of the Dormition of the Virgin. Measuring grandl...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas

The Assumption of Mary or Dormition of the Virgin 18th Century Spanish Colonial

$19,930

Large Painted Panel of Virgin of Guadalupe

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1940's large Mexican painted wood panel of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Measurements: Height: 60" Width: 36" Depth: 2"

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large Painted Panel of Virgin of Guadalupe

$9,800