Virgin of Bethlehem

sculpture by Mena

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  • A Baroque masterpiece
    In Pedro de Mena

    Among these was his masterful Virgin of Bethlehem in the Church of Santo Domingo, which combined dignity and playfulness, seriousness and extroverted grace, typical of Andalusia. Works that have survived include the simple but very moving statue of St. Francis of Assisi in His Tomb in the Toledo cathedral, and…

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