José Joaquín Magón, pintor poblano: El Carmen 2

As noted in our previous post, several cycles of paintings by Magón are found in the city Carmelite church of El Carmen and its chapels, including Passion scenes and a sequence on the life of St. John of the Cross, another Carmelite co-founder.

The Divine Prisoner or the Flagellation of Christ

The Last Supper (detail)

The Agony in the Garden with portrait of Magón patron Bishop Abreu

The Crucifixion

These Passion scenes are located in the former chapel of Santa Teresa, now El Santo Niño de Praga, at El Carmen. The next cycle depicting key scenes from the life of St. John of the Cross hangs in the eponymous chapel dedicated to the saint.

John of the Cross taking the Carmelite habit

 

The miracle of the Hat;                     St John celebrating Mass;

  

St John and the Demons;                       The Stigmatization of St John

Text © 2018 Richard D. Perry

color images from online sources