Indulgence for donation of alms towards the building of a Church to the Virgin of Guadalupe (modern facsimile impression)
Samuel Stradanus
1608 (modern impression or facsimile 1930–40) · Facsimile or modern impression of engraved original · Drawings and Prints
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.
- Artist
- Samuel Stradanus
- Date
- 1608 (modern impression or facsimile 1930–40)
- Medium
- Facsimile or modern impression of engraved original
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Gift of H. H. Behrens, 1948
