Nuestra Senora del Carmen
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Nuestra Senora del Carmen” now? Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 21B, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
RoomLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 21B
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
One of the Virgin Mary's identities in Spain is as Our Lady of Mount Carmel. In this guise, she wears a Carmelite habit and scapular decorated with the order's emblem. Her duty is to protect those on earth, as well as the suffering souls in purgatory. Our Lady of Mount Carmel is popular in Puerto Rico and is often invoked in lullabies. In keeping with the emphasis on her role as mother, this santo has a gentle expression on her face, and her gaze is directed downward as if she is nurturing her devotees.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1996.91.50
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
