I-Marian triptych yaseMexico City igcwaliswa yiShrine of Our Lady of the Angels, manje esingajwayelekile, kepha inomlando nesiko elibalulekile.
IVirgin of the Angels ngokuqinile nguMadonna wabampofu baseMexico futhi kulesi sikhundla inkolo yakhe incane kakhulu kunaleyo enye, engabizwa ngokuthi ngeyesizwe ”, yile ndlela u-Ignacio M. Altamirano acabanga ngayo emathafeni nasezinganekwaneni; Kepha njengoba kwaziwa kahle, indoda empofu lapho igubha indlu eyenziwe ngefasitela ngakho-ke sinakho lokho ngaphandle kuka-Agasti 2 nezinsuku eziyisishiyagalolunye "Kwakhanyiswa Izibani Zezingelosi", lapho kwaqhakaza khona iziqhumane nezinhlansi enemibala eminingi esibhakabhakeni, bese kuba yimpumputhe, yaseMexico City. Iphathi ibingenye yamatasa kakhulu enhlokodolobha nalapho umphakathi uzizwe ukhululekile khona. Kodwa-ke, ukweqisa nobuningi be-pulque, nemiphumela yayo, bekukhawulela amaqembu anjalo.
Umlando ubuyela emuva ku-1580 lapho kwenye yalezo zikhukhula ezinkulu zahlupheka edolobheni ngenxa yokungalingani kwe-hydrostatic ngokuqhekeka nokwakhiwa kwama-albarradones amasha phakathi kwamanzi anezinkinga, umdwebo kawoyela we-Virgin Mary wafika kule ndawo. Lesi sithombe safika phakathi kwamanzi anodaka futhi satakulwa yinkosi yomdabu ehloniphekile egama linguTzayoque owasakhela indlu yesonto enodonga lwe-adobe futhi, ngenxa yokuwohloka kwayo, wasipenda odongeni.
Intombi leyo yinhle futhi ikhonzile futhi ine-halo ekhanyayo ngemuva kwayo. Umi enyangeni futhi uMoya oNgcwele uphethe umqhele wakhe. Ikwaya yezingelosi noquqaba lwamakherubi luzungeze lokho okwakuthiwa nguMama Wethu Wezingelosi. Esimweni sakhe sokugqoka kanye nokwakheka komzimba kufana kakhulu neGuadalupana, kepha lena imhlophe futhi inezici eziningi zaseSpain.
Lesi sithombe sokuqala yilona ebelikhulekelwa odongeni olubuthaka lwe-adobe kusukela ngekhulu le-16, ngenxa yezikhukhula, izakhi kanye nobuqili bezinguquko, sagcinwa sinjalo futhi sinombala waso wokuqala.
Ngo-1808 kwakhiwa isonto lamanje elingaphambili lalo, yize lalakhiwe ngobuciko obuhle be-ashlar, elingelobuphofu bokwakha ngokuphelele. Akunjalo ngaphakathi, okungenye yezitshalo ezinhle kakhulu zale neoclassical yethu, ezoba yi-baroque eYurophu. I-dome inezilinganiso ezinhle kakhulu ezinezibani zasemkhathini ezakha i-oculi. Ingaphakathi lifana nomqhele.
Leli sonto (ngokungangabazeki i-nave) kuthiwa yenziwa nguManuel Tolsá. UPapa Pius Seventh wamnika amalungelo abekelwe izikhungo ezinkulu zenkolo ngo-1811 lapho idikoni lomfundisi wezwe uJosé Guadalupe Rivas, owayengumnakekeli waleli thempeli, engena enkampanini kaJesu futhi amaJesuit azinza kulo.
