COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
11245
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11245
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Record number:
11245-2
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11245-2
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JCB call number:
BA683 M763v
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BA683 M763v
JCB call number
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Image title:
Verdadero Retrato del Venerable Hermano Pedro de S. Joseph Betancur, Fundador de la Compañia Bethleemitica en las Indias Occidentales.
image_title
Verdadero Retrato del Venerable Hermano Pedro de S. Joseph Betancur, Fundador de la Compañia Bethleemitica en las Indias Occidentales.
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Creator 1:
Io: Bapt Caetanus
creator1
Io: Bapt Caetanus
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Creator 1 role:
inve.
creator1_role
inve.
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false
Creator 2:
B. Thiboust
creator2
B. Thiboust
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false
Creator 2 role:
Sculp.
creator2_role
Sculp.
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
Romae [Rome]
place_image_published
Romae [Rome]
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false
Image publisher:
[Nicolas Angel Tinassi]
image_publisher
[Nicolas Angel Tinassi]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1683]
image_date
[1683]
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Image function:
plate; preceding p. 1
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plate; preceding p. 1
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
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engraving
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false
Image dimension height:
19.3 cm. (platemark)
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19.3 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
13.3 cm. (platemark)
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13.3 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
22.9 cm.
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22.9 cm.
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Page dimension width:
16.4 cm.
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16.4 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Languages:
Spanish
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Spanish
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Description:
Barefoot monk kneels before the image the Virgin Mary on an altar or reredos. His cloak has a badge with the Holy Family on it.
description
Barefoot monk kneels before the image the Virgin Mary on an altar or reredos. His cloak has a badge with the Holy Family on it.
Description
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Source creator:
Montalvo, Francisco Antonio de, 17th cent.
source_creator
Montalvo, Francisco Antonio de, 17th cent.
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Source Title:
Vida admirable y muerte preciosa del venerable hermano Pedro de S. Joseph Betancur fundador de la Compañia Bethlemitica en las Yndias Occidentales
source_title
Vida admirable y muerte preciosa del venerable hermano Pedro de S. Joseph Betancur fundador de la Compañia Bethlemitica en las Yndias Occidentales
Source Title
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Source place of publication:
En Roma
source_place_of_publication
En Roma
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false
Source publisher:
Por Nicolas Angel Tinassi Ympresor Camer.
source_publisher
Por Nicolas Angel Tinassi Ympresor Camer.
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCLXXXIII. [1683]
source_date
MDCLXXXIII. [1683]
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notes:
Pedro de San José de Betancourt founded the hospitaler Bethlehemites or Belemites and worked for the poor in Guatemala; he was devoted to the Virgin Mary. He became the first Guatemalan saint in 2002. This engraving represents an apparition of the Virgin to Pedro de Betancourt in the chapel of "El Calvario" in Antigua, Guatemala. The Virgin is accompanied by Saint Joseph and Saint Francis of Assisi. Most of the representations of this apparition were confiscated by the Bishop Andres de la Navas because Betancourt is shown wearing the clothes of the order of the Bethlehemites and not those of the Franciscans to which he belonged. The scene of the nativity on Betancourt's cloak is the symbol of the Bethlehemites; it is included in any images or buildings related to the order. Betancourt is credited with introducing the custom of the "posada" in Guatemala (also practiced in Mexico). On Christmas Eve, groups recreate the procession of Mary and Joseph, looking for shelter and hospitality among neighbors and friends.
notes
Pedro de San José de Betancourt founded the hospitaler Bethlehemites or Belemites and worked for the poor in Guatemala; he was devoted to the Virgin Mary. He became the first Guatemalan saint in 2002. This engraving represents an apparition of the Virgin to Pedro de Betancourt in the chapel of "El Calvario" in Antigua, Guatemala. The Virgin is accompanied by Saint Joseph and Saint Francis of Assisi. Most of the representations of this apparition were confiscated by the Bishop Andres de la Navas because Betancourt is shown wearing the clothes of the order of the Bethlehemites and not those of the Franciscans to which he belonged. The scene of the nativity on Betancourt's cloak is the symbol of the Bethlehemites; it is included in any images or buildings related to the order. Betancourt is credited with introducing the custom of the "posada" in Guatemala (also practiced in Mexico). On Christmas Eve, groups recreate the procession of Mary and Joseph, looking for shelter and hospitality among neighbors and friends.
notes
false
Time Period:
1651-1700
time_period
1651-1700
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.revuemag… (Jan. 2006)
references_
http://www.revuemag.com/article-print-82.html (Jan. 2006)
References
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
Commentary:
Information on the iconography of this image was provided by Coralia Anchisi de Rodriguez of the Popol Vuh Museum at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín. She provided the information about the chapel, identification of the saints in the painting being venerated by Betancourt, as well as details about the suppression of images of Betancourt as a Bethlehemite.
commentary
Information on the iconography of this image was provided by Coralia Anchisi de Rodriguez of the Popol Vuh Museum at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín. She provided the information about the chapel, identification of the saints in the painting being venerated by Betancourt, as well as details about the suppression of images of Betancourt as a Bethlehemite.
Commentary
false
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to--Guatemala
subject_heads
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to--Guatemala
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Betancourt, Pedro de, 1619-1667
subject_heads
Betancourt, Pedro de, 1619-1667
Subject headings
false