Painting Item Number: 3678/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Painting of the virgin Mary holding a child and a sceptre. Mary is depicted wearing a red gown with gold brocading, and lace-trimmed sleeves. On her chest she wears a red and gold emblem of the Mercedarian order. Both Mary and child wear broad-brimmed black pilgrim hats with white feathers. Mary holds a gold sceptre in her left hand, and child in her right. They appear to be on a red and gold seat. Painted on a board, in a carved wooden frame.
Cuzco school painting; c. 18 century.
Fred Braches collected the piece when he was stationed in Peru, while working in the merchant navy.