18th century
Capuchin Nun Reading to an Indian Visitor through the Gates of a Convent
Artist/maker unknownThis painting depicts the daily life of Capuchin nuns. The first six Capuchin nuns arrived in Mexico in 1665 from Spain and established a convent dedicated to San Felipe de Jesús. Nuns of this order believe in absolute poverty and religious devotion, living out their lives behind convent walls. This painting shows a sister reading to an Indian man, likely from a religious text, through the closed gates of the convent.
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