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BRMS 151

Title

Subject

Santa Clara Convent (Palma de Mallorca)

Description

This late-Rococo style vellum wall hanging was likely produced to commemorate the arrival at the convent of Santa Clara in Palma de Mallorca of the noblewoman and nun Raymunda Torella y Despuig (d. 1826). A rare survival of art work made specifically within a female monastic context, the manuscript celebrates Sister Raymunda's devotion to the order of Poor Clares at Palma and documents the names and roles of more than forty women also serving at the convent.

Source

BRMS 151. [Commemorative painting; Convent Art]. Es la rosa, el simbolo m proprio de la pureza.... [Palma de Mallorca, ca. 1780–1800].

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

ca. 1780–1800

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

Convent

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Vellum Manuscript Wall hanging

Collection

Inscribed Illuminations and Inspirations: Manuscripts at Bridwell Library

Citation

“BRMS 151,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed September 13, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1845.