María Estefanía Dávalos y Maldonado
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Virgen del Carmen carved by María Estefanía Dávalos y Maldonado
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| Born | January 5, 1725 Chimborazo, Ecuador |
| Died | Quito, Ecuador |
| Movement | Quito School |
María Estefanía Dávalos y Maldonado (January 5, 1725 in Chimborazo[1] – Quito, c. 1801) was an Ecuadorian sculptor and painter. She was a part of the Quito School of the 18th century.
Her most famous work is La Virgen del Carmen, a sculpture located in a monastery in Ecuador. Her first known work is La conversión de San Pablo, which she painted around 1738.
Biography
Her parents were the general José Dávalos Sotomayor y Villagómez and Rosa Elena Maldonado Sotomayor.[2] She was born in the Chimborazo Province of Ecuador. Her sister was Magdalena Dávalos y Maldonado and she was the niece of Pedro Vicente Maldonado.
