Virgin of Quito
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The Virgin of Quito (Spanish, La Virgen de Quito) — also known as the Virgin of the Apocalypse, Winged Virgin of Quito, Dancing Madonna, and Legarda's Virgin — is a wooden sculpture by the Quiteño artist Bernardo de Legarda (ca. 1700-1773) which has become the most representative example of the Quito School of art, developed in the Ecuadorian capital during the Spanish colonial era. This particular Virgin became a popular cult image which is still venerated — via innumerable replicas — throughout the northern Andes.
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Artist | Bernardo de Legarda (ca. 1700-1773) |
Year | 1734 |
Type | Wood, polychrome, silver (diadem), gold leaf |
Movement | Quito School |
Dimensions | 120 cm (47 in) |
Location | Church and Convent of St. Francis, Quito, Ecuador |
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The original 1734 work was conceived and commissioned as a Lady of the Immaculate Conception and is venerated at the altar of the Church and Convent of San Francisco in Quito, Ecuador.