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Assumption of the Virgin (La Asunción de la Virgen)
Antonio de Torres Mexican
Not on view
This work is part of a series of paintings of the Life of the Virgin, probably from an altarpiece, created by Antonio de Torres for the missionary college of Guadalupe in Zacatecas. Inspired by the Mística Ciudad de Dios (Mystical City of God; 1670), written by the Spanish nun María de Jesús de Ágreda, the peculiar scene depicts the Virgin twice—below, between Saint Peter and Saint John, and above, rising to meet the Trinity. The repetition emphasizes Mary’s duality as body and soul. The angel gazing out invites the viewer to reflect on the mystery.
Esta obra pertenece a una serie sobre la vida de la Virgen creada para el Colegio Apostólico de Guadalupe en Zacatecas. Inspirada por la Mística ciudad de Dios (1670) de la monja española María de Jesús de Ágreda, la peculiar escena muestra a la Virgen dos veces, una entre san Pedro y san Juan y otra ascendiendo hacia la Trinidad, para subrayar su dualidad como "cuerpo" y "alma". El ángel que mira al espectador le invita a ponderar el misterio de esta insólita pintura.
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