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Virgin of El Panecillo. The Virgin of El Panecillo (in Spanish: Virgen del Panecillo), also known as the Virgin of Quito from the sculpture of the same name, is a monument in Quito, Ecuador. It is located on the top of the hill of El Panecillo, a loaf-shaped hill in the heart of the city and serves as a backdrop to the historic center of Quito.
Herrán Matorras' Virgin of El Panecillo (1976) on El Panecillo is a large replica of the sculpture. The Virgin of Quito (Spanish, La Virgen de Quito) — also known as the Virgin of the Apocalypse, Winged Virgin of Quito, Dancing Madonna, and Legarda's Virgin — is a wooden sculpture by the Quiteño artist Bernardo de Legarda (ca. 1700-1773) which has become the most representative example ...
The statue was engineered and erected by Anibal Lopez of Quito. El Panecillo in the 19th century. Quito (c. 1889), attributed to Rafael Salas. National Museum of Ecuador. The virgin stands on top of a globe and is stepping on a snake, which is a classic madonna iconography. Less traditional are the wings.
In return for the display, the Swifties were tasked with gathering funds for the Catholic Church’s World Day of the Poor.
The following monuments and memorials were removed during the George Floyd protests, mainly due to their connections to racism.The majority are in the United States and mostly commemorate the Confederate States of America (CSA), but some monuments were also removed in other countries, for example the statues of slave traders in the United Kingdom.
Virgin Mary statue, a symbol of resilience, returns to Notre Dame Cathedral 5 years after fire By TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as “The Virgin of Paris,” returned to Notre Dame cathedral Friday evening, five years after surviving the devastating 2019 fire that engulfed the ...
The timing is interesting as a new statue of the Virgin Mary was recently installed on the spot where the stolen statue formerly stood on the east side of the church at 800 Marquette Ave ...
A statue of the Virgin Mary in Mexico has been captured “crying” tears, prompting hundreds to travel to witness a “miracle.”. The statue, residing in a church in the town of El Canal ...