Lot 155
Mexico, ca. 1875. A finely painted rendering of San Francisco de Paula, the Italian saint who founded the Order of Minims or Hermits of Saint Francis in 1436 and infamously preached sermons about charity and humility to his pious followers, before a small chapel set in a lovely landscape - a superb composition. San Francisco de Paula is credited with miraculous cures, resurrecting the deceased, protection against fires, comfort for the maimed, the blind, and otherwise disabled, and preventing plagues. In Mexican paintings, San Francisco de Paula is depicted as a friar with the word Caritas or Caridad, oftentimes surrounded by flames, in his vecinity. He received his name following a visit with his parents to the shrine of Saint Francis of Assissi. At a young age of fifteen, San Francisco de Paula became a hermit and elected to reside in a cave near Reggio. While most folk art retablos of this saint emphasize iconography; specifically including a lamb emerging from an oven with flames and plumes of smoke, the focus of this piece is clearly on the artist's painting prowess. Note the expert rendering of linear and atmospheric perspective as San Francisco de Paula stands before the small chapel that was erected in his honor that is set in a tranquil landscape. Note also the lifelike modeling of the saint's head, hands, and feet, as well as the sophisticated manner in which the artist captured a variety of different textures. Whether stone, foliage, textiles, or flesh, all come to life in this spiritual scene! Size: 20" x 14" Provenance: Ex-Historia Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. #109318
- Condition: Minor losses to the tin at lower left corner. Some paint loss to surface as shown. Perforation at left side for attachment at one time.
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