Guatemalan school; second half of the 18th century. "St. John before the Cross". Carved and polychrome wood. It has vitreous paste eyes. Presents faults. Measurements: 40 x 16 x 11 cm. The position of this carving in which St. John is represented indicates that it was originally part of a larger group in which the Calvary was represented. For this reason St. John directs his face and gaze upwards, as he would be looking at the cross. Aesthetically the piece stands out for the delicate polychrome, which gives great expressiveness to the figure. It is worth mentioning that, during the Spanish colonial domination, a mainly religious sculpture was developed, destined to Christianize the indigenous peoples. The local artists were modeled on Spanish works, which they followed literally in terms of types and iconography. The most frequent models were the harquebusier angels and the triangular virgins, however, in the early years of the 19th century, already in times of independence and political opening of some of the colonies, several artists began to represent a new model of painting with its own identity. Presents faults.