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18th Century Colonial School - Virgin with a Blue Mantle, Polychrome and Gilded Carved Wood - Dimensions: 27 × 9 × 8 cm. Polychrome and gilded carved wood. The Virgin with a Blue Mantle is a magnificent example of Marian iconography in 18th-century colonial art. The mantle, richly decorated with gilded motifs, envelops the figure in an atmosphere of purity and royalty, typical characteristics of representations of the Virgin in Spanish-American Baroque. The serenity of her expression and the delicacy of the details in the polychromy make her a centerpiece of devotion and contemplation.