Nuns – Paradise’s Flowers [] Joseph Toone

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  • Published May 31, 2021

    Gambol into the lobby of the Hotel Real de Minas, cross the courtyard of the Allende Institute or visit any  antique store in town and you’re bound to view a painting of a 18th or 19th century nun wearing a crown of flowers.  Who is she?  What does she represent?  Is she relevant beyond an old-timey subcategory of portraiture?

    The crowned nuns, named for the elaborate floral crowns atop their heads, are accompanied by objects such as candles, a ring, an infant state of Jesus and a whole lot of flowers. These lavish portraits were made on the occasion of a nun’s profession (when she officially entered a cloistered convent accepting her vows of chastity, obedience and alike).

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