Finding aid for the collection of Mexican religious engravings, 1700-1830 960027
Kirstin Hammer.
Special Collections
1998
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90049-1688
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections
Title: Collection of Mexican religious engravings
Creator:
Getty Research Institute
Identifier/Call Number: 960027
Physical Description:
49 prints
Date (inclusive): 1700-1830
Abstract: Collection contains 49 loose prints, book cards, ex votos, and indulgences concerning the interpretation of religious subjects
and their devotion. Printers include Jose Elogio Morales, Jose de Nava, Jose Benito Ortuno, Francisco Antonio Rubio, Tomas
de Suria, Manuel de Villavicencio, and the Calle de la Profesa.
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Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian
.
General note
Item numbers are from the dealer's inventory; skipped numbers were for books received with the collection and transferred
to the Library.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Collection of Mexican religious engravings contains 49 prints concerning the interpretation of religious subjects and
their devotion. Printers include Jose Elogio Morales, Jose de Nava, Jose Benito Ortuno, Francisco Antonio Rubio, Tomas de
Suria, Manuel de Villavicencio, and the Calle de la Profesa.
The engravings appear in the form of book cards, ex votos, indulgences and loose prints concerning the interpretation of religious
subjects. The collection features images of archangels, saints, virgins, and historical figures. The most common are of Catholic
devotional statues (nos. 19, 44, 60, 71, 73, 74, 78, 79 and 84). In the Spanish colonies, and elsewhere such statues were
believed to have aided in miracles and thus acquired local cults. Many of the saints and virgins represented in the collection
are also patrons of pregnancy and childbirth, (St. Rita, St. Benito, Nuestra Señora de la Bala), or enjoy particular devotions
in Mexico (the Virgin of Guadalupe and St. Joseph). Historical persons represented include Archbishop Nunez de Haro y Peralta
and Don Juan de Palafox y Mendoza. Of particular interest is a map and geographic table of New Spain, dedicated to Agustin
de Ahumada y Villalon (no. 30). Also noteworthy are three images of Our Lady of Angels (nos. 16, 29, 79), said to be copied
from the original painted on an adobe wall near Mexico City. The image was considered a local miracle.
Acquisition Information
Collection acquired together with Mexican books of religious prints. The books have been transferred to the Library's rare
book collection. Several of the loose prints are duplicates of those found in the books.
Preferred Citation
Collection of Mexican religious engravings, 1700-1830, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 960027.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa960027
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box 1, folder 2, item 10
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
box 1, folder 6, item 16
Nuestra Señora de los Angeles
box 1, folder 8, item 29
Nuestra Señora de los Angeles
box 1, folder 10, item 32
box 1, folder 11, item 33
box 1, folder 12, item 35
box 1, folder 13, item 36
box 1, folder 14, item 40
box 1, folder 15, item 44
Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos
box 1, folder 16, item 56
box 1, folder 17, item 58
box 1, folder 18, item 60
box 1, folder 19, item 66
box 1, folder 20, item 69
box 1, folder 21, item 71
El Santo Niño de San Juan
box 1, folder 22, item 73
box 1, folder 23, item 74
Nuestra Señora del Trancito
box 1, folder 24, item 75
box 1, folder 25, item 77
box 1, folder 26, item 78
Ex Voto, Nuestra Señora de la Bala
box 1, folder 27, item 79
Nuestra Señora de los Angeles
box 1, folder 28, item 80
box 1, folder 29, item 81
box 1, folder 30, item 82
St. Emegido, St. Philip Nerie, St. Andrew
box 1, folder 31, item 83
box 1, folder 32, item 84
box 1, folder 33, item 85
box 1, folder 34, item 86
box 1, folder 35, item 88
box 1, folder 36, item 89
box 1, folder 37, item 90
box 1, folder 38, item 93
box 1, folder 39, item 94
box 1, folder 40, item 95
Our Lady of Campo Florido
box 1, folder 41, item 98
box 1, folder 42, item 99
box 1, folder 43, item 100
box 1, folder 44, item 103
box 1, folder 45, item 104
box 1, folder 46, item 105
box 1, folder 47, item 108
box 1, folder 48, item 109
box 1, folder 49, item 112
