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Andrea de Mena (Málaga, 1654 - possibly 1710), Important and large Magdalena Penitente, Andalusian baroque school of the 17th century Measurements: 100 x 38 x 22 cm. Andrea de Mena (1654-c. 1710) was a Baroque sculptor, daughter of the universally known precursor of Andalusian Rococo imagery Pedro de Mena. Trained in her father's workshop, she would later enter the Cistercian abbey of Recoletas Bernardas de Santa Ana in Malaga in 1672, where years later Juana Teresa, the youngest of her sisters, would also enter. There are very few works by this extraordinary female artist that are preserved today, in the convent of Santa Ana itself the candlestick images of Saint Benedict and Saint Bernard (circa 1680) are preserved, which can be assigned to the work of the two sisters. The Hispanic Society of New York owns two small busts of Ecce Homo and Mater Dolorosa (1675) signed by Andrea. The four sculptures mentioned follow the paternal models with a more precious treatment. REDER GADOW, Marion: “The religious mentality of Pedro de Mena through his wills”, in: Pedro de Mena and his time (national symposium, April 5-6-7, 1989, Granada-Málaga) . Málaga: Junta de Andalucía, 1990, pp. 179-193.

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Andrea de Mena (Málaga, 1654 - possibly 1710), Important and large Magdalena Penitente, Andalusian baroque school of the 17th century Measurements: 100 x 38 x 22 cm. Andrea de Mena (1654-c. 1710) was a Baroque sculptor, daughter of the universally known precursor of Andalusian Rococo imagery Pedro de Mena. Trained in her father's workshop, she would later enter the Cistercian abbey of Recoletas Bernardas de Santa Ana in Malaga in 1672, where years later Juana Teresa, the youngest of her sisters, would also enter. There are very few works by this extraordinary female artist that are preserved today, in the convent of Santa Ana itself the candlestick images of Saint Benedict and Saint Bernard (circa 1680) are preserved, which can be assigned to the work of the two sisters. The Hispanic Society of New York owns two small busts of Ecce Homo and Mater Dolorosa (1675) signed by Andrea. The four sculptures mentioned follow the paternal models with a more precious treatment. REDER GADOW, Marion: “The religious mentality of Pedro de Mena through his wills”, in: Pedro de Mena and his time (national symposium, April 5-6-7, 1989, Granada-Málaga) . Málaga: Junta de Andalucía, 1990, pp. 179-193.

Estimate 25 000 - 27 500 EUR
Starting price 15 000 EUR

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