Old Basilica of Guadalupe, Monterrey Old Basilica of Guadalupe, Monterrey The Old Basilica of Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic apostolic building in Monterrey, Nuevo León state, México. It is located in the metropolitan area, just outside the city's downtown. It is the former center for the Basilica of Guadalupe, replaced in the latter 20th century by the current Basilica of Guadalupe complex. Its small edification (by today's standards) is barely 50 meters away from the present basilica. Other notable Roman Catholic churches in the area are: Cathedral of Monterrey, La Purísima, the Chappel of the Sweet Names, La Salle, El Roble, the Sacred Heart and
Saint Praxedis (painting) another version or copy of the Ferrara painting was the model for Vermeer's work. In 1998, Wadum argued that the painting was not a copy of the work in Ferrara, or indeed of any other work, because the background elements were painted before the foreground, as is typical of an original work rather than a copy. In 2014 Christie's put forward the argument that this could be explained as experimentation by Vermeer, the young artist trying to recreate and adapt the technique used to create the original. Saint Praxedis (painting) Saint Praxedis is an oil painting attributed to Johannes Vermeer.