Monjas coronadas

‘Crowned nuns’ is a genre of painting named so because of women with floral crowns on the head in portraits made to honour a nun’s profession. They often wear an ‘escudo de monja’, a decorated badge with a picture of the Blessed Virgin, or flowers. This baroque genre emerged in the 17th century and evolved for two hundred years during the colonial period of New Spain. In a visit to the National Museum of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, Leduc shows the pieces of the exhibition “Monjas coronadas” with light, music and narrative. A journey through the paintings and the possible spaces of their creation.