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Lot 102 - Exceptional Virgin of the Rosary, in the manner of Juan de Espinal, Sevillian school of the 18th century Oil on canvas, with an important period frame. Canvas measures: 162 x 117 cm. Framed measurements: 191 x 147 cm, cleaning required. Juan de Espinal (Seville, 1714-ibidem, 1783) was a Spanish painter. He is considered the most important figure in Sevillian painting in the second half of the 18th century and one of the main Andalusian representatives of the Rococo artistic trend. Son of fellow painter Gregorio Espinal, he must have received his first artistic education from his father. He apprenticed him in Domingo Martínez's workshop, where in all likelihood he met the daughter of his teacher, Juana Martínez, whom he would later marry. In 1749 after the death of his father-in-law and his teacher, he inherited his workshop and presumably his clientele, enjoying a prestigious position. Proof of this are the different commissions he received, from both the city council and the ecclesiastical hierarchy, for example the 27 paintings he made between 1770 and 1775 with scenes from the life of Saint Jerome for the Monastery of San Jerónimo de Buenavista (Seville), or the series of canvases on religious themes (1776-1781) to adorn the Archbishop's Palace in Seville commissioned by Archbishop Don Francisco Javier Delgado y Venegas. Another of his facets was teaching, being one of the main promoters of the art school known as the Royal School of the Three Noble Arts of Seville and director of its painting section since 1775. Reference bibliography: Valdivieso, Enrique , «A pictorial series of the life of Saint Ignatius of Loyola by Juan de Espinal», Laboratorio de Arte, 13 (2000), pp. 391-202. as of the ecclesiastical hierarchy, for example the 27 paintings he made between 1770 and 1775 with scenes from the life of Saint Jerome for the Monastery of San Jerónimo de Buenavista (Seville), or the series of canvases on religious themes (1776-1781) to adorn the ...

Estim. 15 000 - 18 000 EUR

Lot 146 - Very important series of the 4 apostles, in the manner of Miquel March (València, 1633-1670), Valencian school of the 17th century Set of 4 oil paintings on canvas, framed measurements: 113 x 94, canvas measurements: 98 x 74 cm each (with important period frames, one is missing the frame). Son of the Valencian painter Esteban March with whom it is believed that he formed given the affinity of his styles. His "Neapolitan" influence is assumed by a possible trip to Italy, about which Pérez Sánchez is not sure. He made religious works, most of which have been lost, although San Jerónimo penitente (Prado) and San Roque helping the plague-stricken (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia San Pío V) are preserved, showing a very expressive and complex composition, illuminated with gloomy intensity. The best known of his production are allegorical paintings -executed with loose and vibrant brushstrokes, and warm, toasted and reddish colors, inherited from his father-, kitchen still lifes with gloomy lighting and great naturalism, and vases with rigorous symmetry, great color richness and an exquisite decorative sense. He also makes canvases with a more complex composition that include figures, although they maintain the pre-eminence of the inanimate, characteristic of the works of this painter. Bibliography: Orellana, Marcos Antonio, Biografía pictorial valentina [1930], Valencia, Ayuntamiento, 1967, pp. 185-201. 1967, p. 185-201. 1967, p. 185-201.

Estim. 25 000 - 30 000 EUR

Lot 182 - Very important Adoration of the Shepherds, workshop version of José de Ribera, Neapolitan school of the 17th century Oil on canvas. Quite possibly a version of the Spanish master's workshop. Composition that bears similarities to the one preserved in the Escorial Palace (Madrid), and made around 1640. Due to the poor condition of the Escorial work, scholars have some doubts about its authenticity. The best preserved areas contain characteristic elements of Ribera's work, but the documentation on the image is somewhat contradictory. In the inventory carried out after the death of Carlos II, an image of a similar size appears that could be this painting, but there is no documentary evidence to confirm this hypothesis. The artist has placed the Virgin and Child in the center of the composition while the shepherds adore Jesus on each side, forming a circle. All of them have been made in a naturalistic style and their gestures and expressions, taken from working-class models, stand out especially. Saint Joseph has also been executed in a naturalistic style while the Virgin, Child and the choir of angels in the upper body are more idealized and classicist. The lighting used is inspired by darkness, although in the background a cloudy sky can be seen with a sunset similar to that of San Juan Bautista. Framed measurements: 267 x 174, canvas measurements: 254 x 159 cm The lighting used is inspired by darkness, although in the background a cloudy sky can be seen with a sunset similar to that of San Juan Bautista. Framed measurements: 267 x 174, canvas measurements: 254 x 159 cm The lighting used is inspired by darkness, although in the background a cloudy sky can be seen with a sunset similar to that of San Juan Bautista. Framed measurements: 267 x 174, canvas measurements: 254 x 159 cm

Estim. 50 000 - 60 000 EUR