Null MIQUEL BESTARD. Attributed to. Saint Francis Xavier in Ecstasy. Oil on canv…

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MIQUEL BESTARD. Attributed to. Saint Francis Xavier in Ecstasy. Oil on canvas 78x117 cm. Patches, color reintegrations and defects. Charles II-style frame in carved, painted and gilt wood, with galleries of xylophages (apparently inactive).

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MIQUEL BESTARD. Attributed to. Saint Francis Xavier in Ecstasy. Oil on canvas 78x117 cm. Patches, color reintegrations and defects. Charles II-style frame in carved, painted and gilt wood, with galleries of xylophages (apparently inactive).

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