James Cordova Arts

Bulto, 2000

Hand-carved wood, home-made gesso, water-based natural pigments, piñon-resin varnish.

Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción (Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception)

A title of the Virgin Mary that refers to her immaculate conception. It is often confused with Christ's similar conception. The Catholic Church that th the Virgin Mary, too, was conceived without sin. Here Mary is often depicted as a child and stands on a cloud supported by angels or upon a serpent and a crescent-shaped moon. Her hands are most often clasped in prayer and sometimes she is crowned.