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430 - Salvador. Colonial school. 18th century Oil on copper.
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Estimate €600 - €2,000
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Salvador. Colonial school. 18th century Oil on copper. Dimensions 14 x 12 / 20 x 16 cm. A small devotional painting depicting Christ the Saviour in bust form, with a golden halo of starlight, a serene gesture of blessing, and a frontal pose imbued with intense spirituality. The figure emerges from a dark background, which accentuates the visual focus on the face, the delicacy of the beard, and the soft modulation of the flesh tones. The greenish cloak and pink tunic introduce a restrained chromatic contrast that reinforces the hieratic dignity of the image. The style, of a popular and pious nature, belongs to the colonial tradition of images for domestic devotion, where formal simplicity and symbolic efficacy take precedence over compositional complexity, giving the work a direct and unadorned presence.
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About the sale GRAND JULY AUCTION – FINE ART, OLD MASTERS AND JEWELLERY
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Auction time 07/15/2026 at 3:00 PM
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