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Lot 290 - Exquisite and decorative portrait of a Valencian Lady, 18th century Spanish school, style of José Camarón y Bonarat (Segorbe 1731 – Valencia 1803) Oil on canvas measures: 82 x 62 cm, good condition, requires cleaning. Son of a family of artists, his father, Nicolás, worked as a sculptor for the Segorbe cathedral and for the Jesuit church in the same city. His mother, Damiana, was the sister of the miniaturist Eliseo Bonanat. Married in 1758 to Juliana Meliá, he had five children, who also dedicated themselves to the arts: José Ventura (Segorbe, 1759), José Juan (Segorbe, 1760 – Madrid, 1819), Manuel (Valencia, 1763 – Segorbe, 1806), Rafael (Valencia, 1772) and Eliseo (Valencia, 1780). José Camarón received his first humanist training from the Jesuits of Segorbe and his artistic training in the workshop of his father and his uncle, Mosén Eliseo Bonanat. F. Benito Domènech, Drawings by José Camarón Boronat on the life of Saint Joseph, Madrid, Instituto Diego Velázquez, 1987; R. Rodríguez Culebras, “Notes on some paintings from the Chapel of the University of Valencia”, in VV. AA., The Chapel of the University of Valencia, Valencia, 1990, pp. 125-136; AJ Gasco Sidro, Painters of Castellón: the Academy and the Camarón, Castellón, 1996; R. Rodríguez Culebras, “José Camarón. Drawings and engravings”, in VV. AA., Shrimp. Drawings and engravings, exhibition catalogue, Valencia, Bancaja Foundation, 1999; M. Hurtado Urrutia, "Our artists of yesterday, (A little explored territory)", in E. Cortijo (ed.), The mysteries of Cáceres, Cáceres, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cáceres, 1998, pp. 175-177.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Lot 298 - Exceptionally Fine Archangel St. Michael subduing the Devil, Viceregal colonial school of Quito, Ecuador, mid - 17th century Exceptional and new to the market sculptural group carving in polychromed and gold-gilt tropical wood, with ebonized wood base. The present work, unpublished and new to the auction and art market, stands out for the meticulousness in its details and its vivid gilding and colors, so characteristic of the Quito School, we can observe, in the upper plane, the Archangel Saint Michael holding with his right hand a sword and a shield with his left hand in which we appreciate the legend Q.C.D (Who Like God) in clear allusion to the figure of this Archangel as a symbol against heresy and idolatry in the New World. Meanwhile, his gaze is focused on the ground, addressing the Evil One, on which his left foot rests. In New Spain his devotion became widespread and his figure was used by the Catholic Church as a symbol against idolatry and polytheism of some indigenous cultures; he was also associated with evangelization and was taken as patron of languages from the time of the first Spanish settlements in America. Meanwhile, his gaze is focused on the ground. Reference bibliography: Maquivar, María Del Consuelo, La Escultura Religiosa en Nueva España, Ediciones Conaculta, EAN 9789701856161.Overall dimensions with base: 57 x 20 x 11 cm, St. Michael measures: 47 x 20 x 7 cm. Provenance: Catalan family estate, Barcelona, Spain.

Estim. 18 000 - 20 000 EUR