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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 10674142, member: 2844&quot;]They have changed so much about her, I can understand that people are upset, especially because she has such religious and social significance.</p><p><br /></p><p>No idea what they did to her &#039;skin&#039;.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" /> She no longer looks down on the faithful and &#039;feels&#039; their sorrow, her eyes are much more closed now. And why did they give her such a thick nose, when she had a thin nose before?</p><p><br /></p><p>She has been restored several times before though, I don&#039;t know how much has been changed from the original over the centuries. But the glossy look with thin nose and mournful eyes is how the faithful of Sevilla know and love her.</p><p><br /></p><p>La Roldana was an excellent artist, there is no doubt about it. And thank you for the photos, beautiful.</p><p>But according to Wikipedia the artist of La Macarena isn&#039;t known:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;.... realizada en el siglo XVII por un autor anónimo, aunque ha sido atribuida a diversos escultores relacionados con el taller de Pedro Roldán, entre los que destaca su hija La Roldana.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanza_Macarena_de_Sevilla" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanza_Macarena_de_Sevilla" rel="nofollow">https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanza_Macarena_de_Sevilla</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Translation:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;.... made in the 17th century by an anonymous artist, although it has been attributed to various sculptors related to Pedro Roldán&#039;s workshop, especially his daughter La Roldana.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Another source:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The image’s genuine authorship is unknown and widely disputed; however, the scholarly attribution of the image is to the artist Pedro Roldán or one of his protégés in his workshop. Three other famous sculptors and their schools place claim on the image. Over time, the image fell into disrepair, but was officially restored in March 1881 by Emilio Pizzaro de la Cruz, who created new arms and hands. It was restored again in 1883.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://thecatholictravelguide.com/destinations/spain/seville/seville-basilica-de-la-macarena/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://thecatholictravelguide.com/destinations/spain/seville/seville-basilica-de-la-macarena/" rel="nofollow">https://thecatholictravelguide.com/destinations/spain/seville/seville-basilica-de-la-macarena/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>La Macarena had fake eyelashes before this &#039;restoration&#039;, just like she had a wig and glass tears. It is not unusual for Spanish statues of the period to have fake eyelashes and wigs, I have seen it often, especially during the Semana Santa. Many procession statues have eyelashes and wigs.</p><p>But this eyelash job is a mess, made even worse by dressing her while the glue hadn&#039;t set yet, thereby dislodging the lashes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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