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A true likeness of the Venerable Friar Francisco de Posadas.…
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A true likeness of the Venerable Friar Francisco de Posadas.…
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Estimate €1,600 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
A true likeness of the Venerable Friar Francisco de Posadas. Cordoba School. 18th century
Oil on canvas. Dimensions 103 x 78 / 121 x 97 cm. A devotional, half-length portrait of the Venerable Friar Francisco de Posadas, dressed in a Dominican habit and depicted in a meditative pose, holding a rosary and reaching towards a table bearing a book and study materials. The figure stands out against a dark background and sombre drapery, which draws attention to his ascetic face, the severity of his gesture, and the spiritual intensity of the scene. The composition emphasises the friar’s humility, discipline and inner life through a restrained arrangement of attributes and subdued lighting that powerfully renders the flesh tones and the folds of the habit. The work exemplifies the Andalusian Baroque convent portrait style of the first half of the 18th century, in which the moral dignity of the subject takes precedence over theatrical staging, lending the image a distinctly exemplary and devotional value.
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About the sale
GRAND JULY AUCTION – FINE ART, OLD MASTERS AND JEWELLERY
Auction location
Auction time
07/15/2026 at 3:00 PM
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