Editing Our Lady of Guadalupe (section)

====Cabrera====
On April 30, 1751, a group of eight painters headed by [[José de Ibarra]] were allowed to examine the image. On April 15, 1752, one of the painters, [[Miguel Cabrera (painter)|Miguel Cabrera]], was again allowed access to the image in order to create three copies.{{sfn|Brading|2001|p=169}}{{sfn|Chávez|2006|p=27}} In 1756, Cabrera published his account of the image, approved by the other painters, entitled ''[[Maravilla Americana]]''.{{sfn|Chávez|2006|p=27}}

Like the previous report, Cabrera noted the preservation of the image despite the climate. He said that the ''tilma'' was two pieces of cloth sewn together, and that it felt soft, probably made of ''ayate'' fibers rather than the coarser ''maguey'', as others had claimed. He discovered signs of four different painting techniques which he claimed had never been used in combination before. He said that the image had not been [[sizing|sized]], and thus the image could be seen through the back of the cloth, though all but a small portion of the back was covered with silver at the time.{{sfn|Brading|2001|p=170-171}}{{sfn|Poole|1995|p=204-205}}