Lot 100
- 100
Anonymous, Cuzco School (18th Century)
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Anonymous, Cuzco School
- Santa Rosa de Lima
- oil on canvas
- 39 1/2 by 56 7/8 in.
- 100.3 by 144 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, São Paulo (1973)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Condition
The canvas is re-lined and well-stretched. Craquelure is visible throughout. Additionally, scattered areas of paint loss are visible throughout, particularly in the blue cloak of the upper left figure. The work appears to be varnished. Under ultraviolet inspection, extensive in-painting is present throughout each of the figures, particularly in their faces, wings, and appendages. Moreover, in-painting is found in the dog in the lower left quadrant and surrounds the mother figure in the upper left quadrant. Overall, this work is in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Saint Rose of Lima was the first Catholic to be named a saint in the Americas when she was beatified by Pope Clement IX in 1667. Born in Lima in 1586, she was baptized Isabel Flores Oliva, one of thirteen children born to a Gaspar Flores, her Puerto Rican father and Maria de Oliva who was from Lima . As a young child and then an adolescent, she wanted to give herself to the poor through fasting and abnegation. Her parents did not want her to join a convent so she continued to live in her parent's home as a lay member of the Dominican order, taking the name of Rose, promising chastity and acts of charity. Living at her parent's home she supplemented their income and was able to give to charity by selling her embroidery and the flowers she grew in the garden.
St. Rose died young at the age of 31 and is considered to be the patron saint of Indians of the Americas as well as the patroness of gardeners, florists and embroiderers.
St. Rose died young at the age of 31 and is considered to be the patron saint of Indians of the Americas as well as the patroness of gardeners, florists and embroiderers.