Divine Shepherdess with Immaculate Heart
The Divine Shepherdess was a popular image of the Virgin Mary during the 18th century, especially in the Spanish empire. Although the image of Christ as the good shepherd is one of the oldest forms of Christian art, the divine shepherdess was created in 1735. Isidore of Seville, a Franciscan friar, had a vision of the divine shepherdess in his dream, so he commissioned the artist Alonso Miguel de Tovar to paint it. The entire title “La divina Pastora de Almas” references the symbol of the lamb as the human soul. A demon wolf chases a lamb in the distant landscape, a warning of what might happen to the souls that strays. The divine shepherdess will usually be dressed in a sheepskin top, blue veil, pastoral hat and shepherds crook.
Dimensions:
4 1/8” x 4”
The Divine Shepherdess was a popular image of the Virgin Mary during the 18th century, especially in the Spanish empire. Although the image of Christ as the good shepherd is one of the oldest forms of Christian art, the divine shepherdess was created in 1735. Isidore of Seville, a Franciscan friar, had a vision of the divine shepherdess in his dream, so he commissioned the artist Alonso Miguel de Tovar to paint it. The entire title “La divina Pastora de Almas” references the symbol of the lamb as the human soul. A demon wolf chases a lamb in the distant landscape, a warning of what might happen to the souls that strays. The divine shepherdess will usually be dressed in a sheepskin top, blue veil, pastoral hat and shepherds crook.
Dimensions:
4 1/8” x 4”
The Divine Shepherdess was a popular image of the Virgin Mary during the 18th century, especially in the Spanish empire. Although the image of Christ as the good shepherd is one of the oldest forms of Christian art, the divine shepherdess was created in 1735. Isidore of Seville, a Franciscan friar, had a vision of the divine shepherdess in his dream, so he commissioned the artist Alonso Miguel de Tovar to paint it. The entire title “La divina Pastora de Almas” references the symbol of the lamb as the human soul. A demon wolf chases a lamb in the distant landscape, a warning of what might happen to the souls that strays. The divine shepherdess will usually be dressed in a sheepskin top, blue veil, pastoral hat and shepherds crook.
Dimensions:
4 1/8” x 4”