Granada master of the late 17th century. "Virgin of the Anguish". Virgin of candlestick. Polychrome wood carving. Velvet cape with gold and silver thread embroidery of the 18th century. The velvet dress embroidered with gold and silver thread is from the 20th century. Crown in silver-plated brass. It presents restorations in the polychrome. Measurements: 183 x 160 x 60 cm. In this excellent processional image it is clear the strong influence of models of the Granada school, and not only in the iconography, but also in the model chosen as influence for it, in the decoration of the clothes, in the coloring, in the features of the face, etc. The embroidery of the cape, made with gold and silver threads of the 18th century, stands out especially, presenting a floral design that tends to horror vacui, with a profusion of foliated motifs sprinkled with delicate pearls. The dress, for its part, has also been exquisitely embellished with typically baroque foliate motifs in gold. The delicate face of the virgin, who mourns the death of her son, is crowned by a large headdress in silver-plated brass, perfectly finished with the twelve stars. The Granada school, which is strongly influenced by the Renaissance period, had great figures such as Pablo de Rojas, Juan Martínez Montañés (who was trained in the city with the previous one), Alonso de Mena, Alonso Cano, Pedro de Mena, Bernardo de Mora, Pedro Roldán, Torcuato Ruiz del Peral, etc. In general, the school does not neglect the beauty of the images and also follows the naturalism, as usual at the time, but it would always emphasize more the intimate and the recollection in some delicate images that would be somewhat similar to the rest of Andalusian schools in another series of details but that do not usually have the monumentality of the Sevillian ones. The work can be inscribed, specifically, in the stylistic circle of the Mora workshop (José and Diego). One of the most important workshops in Granada in the 17th century. The artistic legacy of this family of image makers, which spanned from the last third of the seventeenth century to the second half of the eighteenth century, was a milestone in the Granada school. Influenced by the work of both Alonso Cano and Pedro de Mena, an influence that led him to create a very personal and characteristic style. There are many and very varied iconographic representations that have as central theme the Virgin Mary in her Dolorosa aspect, emphasizing in importance the theme of the Virgin of Sorrows and Solitude, in which the image that we present here is framed. In this iconography Mary is alone, sometimes with her heart pierced by the swords that symbolize the pains she suffered, generally seven: the prophecy of Simeon, the flight to Egypt, Jesus lost at the age of twelve, the meeting of Mary and Jesus on Calvary, the Crucifixion, the descent from the cross and the burial of Jesus. In good condition for its age.