Indulgence for donation of alms towards the building of a Church to the Virgin of Guadalupe (modern facsimile impression)

Samuel Stradanus Netherlandish

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Printed certificate of indulgence issued by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of Mexico; used to raise money to finance the construction of the new sanctuary of Tepeyac, consecrated in 1622, which later became the Basilica of Guadalupe. For a study of the print see: C. Bargellini, 'Samuel Stradanus, Flemish Engraver in New Spain', Jaarboek Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kusten Antwerpen, 2011, pp. 11-20.

Indulgence for donation of alms towards the building of a Church to the Virgin of Guadalupe (modern facsimile impression), Samuel Stradanus (Netherlandish, Antwerp, 17th century), Facsimile or modern impression of engraved original

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