Exquisite Saint John the Evangelist on Baroque altar, Attributed to Pedro Roldán (Seville, 1624-Ibídem, 1699), Spanish Sevillian Baroque work from the 17th century - early 18th century In polychrome carving wood. Preserving a good part of its original polychrome and gilding but swept polychrome on the face and right hand, the cross is missing. Measurements: 70 x 44 x 15 cm. Unpublished work in the Spanish art and auction market to date, not subject to any reservation. Possibly a private devotional commission that was paired with the next lot (La Dolorosa lot 258). Provenance: important Andalusian private collection, Sevillian palace, Seville, Andalusia, Spain.

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