Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Nuestra Señora del Carmen)

Discussion

FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

Painted in New Mexico, this small religious scene, or retablo, was meant for private devotion in a chapel or home. Retablos typically depict saints, angels, or the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a title given to the Virgin Mary as the patron of the Carmelite order. In this role, she is usually depicted in a brown habit, holding the Christ Child. Here the Virgin and Christ each hold a scapular, a garment worn by Carmelite monks.

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