Andrés López (Mexico, active from 1763 to 1811)

AndrésLópez(Mexico, active from 1763 to 1811) “Holy trinity” Oil on canvas. 45 x 34 cm. A very similar version dated 1780 is kept in the Blaisten Museum in Mexico, measuring 175x103 cm. It is easy to think that this painting could be a preparatory sketch for the previous lot. As we read in the biographical entry of the aforementioned Museum 'Andrés López 'Son of the painter Carlos Clemente López, the painter was associated with the academy of the brothersNicolásand Juan Rodríguez Juárez. The artistwas rather prolific and who enjoyed, along with his brotherCristóbal, certain well-deserved prestige. His work ranges in date from 1763 to 1812, as that is the year of the painting depicting Saint Ignatius wounded on the Battlements ofPamplona. His most famous work is the large Via Crucis, originally consisting of 14 paintings dated in Mexico from 1798 to 1800. It is thought that some of his works might portray views of thecity of Aguascalientes, such as 'Scenes from the Life of Saint JohnNepomucene', dated 1797, and an 'Our Lady of Carmen', signed in 1799, which can be found in the city of Sombrerete in Zacatecas. There is also an 'Our Ladyof Guadalupe' from 1798 in Aguascalientes and a 'Calvary' in Guadalajara. Although his paintings remained in the provinces, many of them were executed in Mexico. In the Treasury of the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral are the following paintings byAndrésLópez: the 'Heart of Jesus', the 'Conception' of 1796, and a print of 'Saint Joseph' from 1797, which is considered the best artwork produced by this prolific artist'.