Mexican Virgin of Sorrows - Signed, 18th Century Colonial School

Descriptio Oil on copper. Devotional representation of Our Lady of Sorrows, half-length, with her hands crossed over her chest and a sword symbolically piercing her heart. She wears a dark green mantle over a reddish tunic, her pale complexion standing out against a brown background. Signed at the bottom: “Jph. de Paez”. A partial inscription alluding to Our Lady of Sorrows is preserved beneath the figure. The reverse reveals the copper-colored metal plate mounted in a molded and gilded wooden frame. Dimensions: 29 x 20 cm; with frame: 39 x 30 cm.

Estimate:$5,611.10

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