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Attributed to Bernardo Legarda (Quito circa 1700 - 1773)

Attributed to Bernardo Legarda (Quito, circa 1700 - 1773) "Saint Joseph and the Virgin Mary" Pair of carved and polychromed wooden sculptures with vitreous eyes.They would have belonged to a nativity scene. 28 x 16 x 10 cm. and 30 x 16 x 12 cm. Wonderful example of the baroque sculpture from Quito. The sculptor presents us with the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph,humanised and with serene expressions full of spirituality. Bernardo Legada, a sculptor and painter of enormous talent, stood out as one of the most important artists of the Viceroyalty of Ecuador. Like other indigenous art image-makers, he dedicated himself solely to sacred art. His most important works include the main altarpiece of the Church of La Merced in Quito, as well as the altarpiece of the Temple of the Jesuits. Wonderful treatment of the flesh tones, with characteristic polychrome on the faces that looks like porcelain. The decoration of the habit is a delightful brush composition of polychrome flowers and fine gold latticework. Some of Legarda's other important artworks are, for example, the Calvary found in the Convent of Santo Domingo in Quito, the Virgin of Quito which is in the main altar of the church of San Francisco and is the only artwork that has the signature of the author, Our Lady of the Assumption of Popayán, kept in the Cathedral of Popayán, Colombia, a Saint John of Godat the Convent of Santo Domingo in Quito, and the Calvary of the Chapel of Cantuña, in Quito. He is also the architect of the main altarpieces of the church of theCarmen Bajomonastery and the church of LaMerced, both in Quito, also of the altarpiece in the presbytery of the Church of the Society of Jesus. Reference bibliography: - "Escuela quiteña: principales exponentes y su legado en el arte ecuatoriano. Plan de difusión cultural”. Estupiñán Ordóñez Doris Amelia. P. 187, nº 48.

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Attributed to Bernardo Legarda (Quito circa 1700 - 1773)

Estimate 6 000 - 8 000 EUR
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