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Novo-Hispanic school; late eighteenth century. "Virgin of the homeless". Oil on canvas. It presents restorations and faults on the pictorial surface. Measurements: 86 x 121 cm; 104 x 141 cm (frame). Devotional scene in which the figure of the Virgin of the homeless with the Child held with one of his hands and with the other a flowery branch. The Child, crowned like his mother, holds between his hand the obre while with the other he blesses. Both are inscribed in a border with a blue background that represents the idea of the celestial, although at the base a throne can be seen, representing the earthly. Next to them, to the sides, several cartouches let glimpse different figurative scenes that represent in the superior zone the archangel San Rafael and in the right zone the guardian angel. The intermediate zone is reserved for St. Francis and for the evangelist St. Mark and finally, in the lower zone, scenes of daily life of costumbrista character can be appreciated with a bullfight and a jump on horseback, both crowned by the presence of the Virgin of the homeless whose representation is repeated in these scenes. It is worth mentioning that, during the Spanish colonial domination, a mainly religious painting was developed, aimed at Christianizing the indigenous peoples. The local painters were modeled on Spanish works, which they followed literally in terms of types and iconography. The most frequent models were the harquebusier angels and the triangular virgins, however, it was not until the first years of the 19th century, already in times of independence and political opening of some of the colonies, that several artists began to represent a new model of painting with its own identity. It presents restorations and faults on the pictorial surface.

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Novo-Hispanic school; late eighteenth century. "Virgin of the homeless". Oil on canvas. It presents restorations and faults on the pictorial surface. Measurements: 86 x 121 cm; 104 x 141 cm (frame). Devotional scene in which the figure of the Virgin of the homeless with the Child held with one of his hands and with the other a flowery branch. The Child, crowned like his mother, holds between his hand the obre while with the other he blesses. Both are inscribed in a border with a blue background that represents the idea of the celestial, although at the base a throne can be seen, representing the earthly. Next to them, to the sides, several cartouches let glimpse different figurative scenes that represent in the superior zone the archangel San Rafael and in the right zone the guardian angel. The intermediate zone is reserved for St. Francis and for the evangelist St. Mark and finally, in the lower zone, scenes of daily life of costumbrista character can be appreciated with a bullfight and a jump on horseback, both crowned by the presence of the Virgin of the homeless whose representation is repeated in these scenes. It is worth mentioning that, during the Spanish colonial domination, a mainly religious painting was developed, aimed at Christianizing the indigenous peoples. The local painters were modeled on Spanish works, which they followed literally in terms of types and iconography. The most frequent models were the harquebusier angels and the triangular virgins, however, it was not until the first years of the 19th century, already in times of independence and political opening of some of the colonies, that several artists began to represent a new model of painting with its own identity. It presents restorations and faults on the pictorial surface.

Estimate 1 600 - 2 000 EUR
Starting price 1 200 EUR

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