Rembrandt (Dutch, 1606-1669) - Woman suckling a child, late 1650s
Tamara de Lempicka
In the 1700s it became fashionable among Mexican families to commission portraits of daughters who were taking their final vows to become nuns. Known as “monjas coronadas” (crowned nuns), the portraits showed the young women as brides of Christ, wearing wedding rings and elaborate floral crowns. Join us for this week’s Spotlight Gallery Conversations on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday at 11:00 a.m. for more on this fascinating painting.
“Potrait of the Reverend Mother María Antonia de Rivera,” c. 1757, attributed to Andrés López
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