A menina de Ana
Subtitle: a pequena discípula de Nazaré
By: curadoria, Angela Gutierrez ; textos, Angela Gutierrez, Angelo Oswaldo de Araújo Santos e Padre Joãozinho SCJ
Contributors: Almeida, João Carlos, 1964- writer of supplementary textual content; Museu de Sant'Ana (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Publisher: Museu de Sant'Ana
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Belo Horizonte, MG]
Language: por
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Exhibitions; Devotion to; Christian saints; Cult; Brazilian Wood sculpture; Polychromy; Cults
Description: To commemorate its four years of opening, the Sant'Ana Museum inaugurates the exhibition "The Girl of Ana" that exalts the figure of the child Mary, the daughter of Saint Anna who was her mother, mentor and guide, before becoming the Virgin Mary. Most of the sacred polychrome sculptures carved in wood are anonymous, except one, which is attributed to Mestre Piranga, one of the most important artists of the Brazilian Baroque. The carved wood sculptures, based on terracotta, with polychrome and decorated date from the 18th century to the 20th century.
Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition held from August 25 to November 15, 2018 at the Museu de Sant'Ana, in Tiradentes, MG, Brazil.
Table of contents: title: Retratos de Maria quando jovem / Ângela Gutierrez; title: O bradesco, a cultura e a nacionalidade; title: Maria na iconografia de Sant'Ana / Pe. Joãozinho SCJ; title: A Menina de Ana : A pequena discipula de Nazaré.