Spanish Baroque Art

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José Antolínez

The Penitent Magdalene (1670)

Private collection (via Sotheby's)

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Mateo Cerezo

The Penitent Magdalene

Museo de Burgos, Spain (on loan from the Museo del Prado · P007736)

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Mateo Cerezo

Saint Francis Throws Himself into the Thorny Brambles (1662-1664)

Museo de Burgos, Spain

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José Antolínez

Lamentation over the Dead Christ

Private collection (via Ansonera)

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Vicente Carducho

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Museo de Cáceres, Spain (on loan from the Museo del Prado · P004693)

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Vicente Carducho

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Preparatory drawing (ca. 1626 - 1632)

Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe delle Gallerie degli Uffizi (inv. 2279 S)

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Vicente Carducho

The Flagellation (ca. 1626-1632)

Preparatory drawing for Christ at the Column

Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe delle Gallerie degli Uffizi (inv. 10201 S)

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Christ at the Column

Reattributed to Vicente Carducho (1576 ca./ 1638)

Private collection (via Sotheby's)

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The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Diego López el Mudo (fl. 1685—86)

Signed lower right: El Mudo fecit.

Misattributed by Sotheby's to Juan Fernández de Navarrete, called El Mudo

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Attributed to Francisco de Zurbarán

Saint Sebastian, 1634-1636

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa (Inv. 1553 Pint)

Currently displayed at the MNAA's new exhibition, Identidades Partilhadas: Pintura Espanhola em Portugal

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Spanish Fashion at the Courts of Early Modern Europe, 2 vol., ed. José Luis Colomer y Amalia Descalzo Lorenzo (Madrid: 2014)

ISBN: 978-84-15245-44-5

https://www.ceeh.es/en/publicacion/spanish-fashion-at-the-courts-of-early-modern-europe/

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Josefa de Óbidos (Josefa de Ayala Figueira)

The Penitent Magdalene

Oil on copper (ca. 1650-1655)

Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Coimbra (MNMC 2649)

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Josefa de Óbidos (Josefa de Ayala Figueira)

The Penitent Magdalene Comforted by Angels

Oil on copper [Signed and dated: “(Jo)sepha em obidos 167(9)”]

Musée du Louvre, Paris (RF2016-13)

“This painting on copper is a relatively late work by the artist and one which beautifully expresses her piety and the deep sense of mysticism that pervades much of her oeuvre.  The Magdalene is depicted at the very moment of her conversion. Still attired in rich satin robes, she has swooned in ecstasy before a vision of heaven in the form of musical angels set against swirling clouds, while two kneeling angels tenderly support her. In the foreground can be seen her usual attributes:  the ointment jar, a skull and a scourge, to which the artist has carefully added the detail of dried blood.  It seems certain that Josefa knew works by Francisco de Zurbarán (indeed several of his panel paintings were included in inventories of her father’s, uncle’s and sister’s properties) and his influence can be seen here in the luminous touches of white and cream, and in the facial types and textiles.” (source)

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Josefa de Óbidos (Josefa de Ayala Figueira)

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, Saint Elizabeth and Angels

Oil on copper (Signed and dated: “Josepha: em Obidos. / 1678″)

Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, Portugal

“This painting on copper dates from the artist’s maturity.  With exquisite detail, and particular attention given to the depiction of the various textiles worn by the figures, Josefa depicts the Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist.  These figures, all grouped together at right, are set against a wonderfully theatrical vision of angels and cherubim descending from heaven.  Copper was Josefa’s preferred support in the first decades of her career, between 1647 and 1661, after which she painted mainly on canvas and on a larger format.  The present work [is] exceptional in this regard, demonstrating her mature technique, but on a smaller scale and with a miniaturist sense of detail.” (source)

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Josefa de Óbidos (Josefa de Ayala Figueira)

Reading the Fate of the Christ Child

aka The Child Jesus and the Fortune-Teller

Oil on copper (Signed and dated: Josepha..1667)

The Detroit Institute of Arts (2020.15)

“Josefa de Óbidos successfully infused this work with her enormous talent and inspiration, choosing a subject that was extremely unusual for the time, dressing the Virgin Mary in a gypsy hat, while a woman, also a gypsy, reads the Christ Child’s palm. The scene is overflowing with unrivalled tenderness and warmth.” (via Jaime Eguiguren Art & Antiques · read more + catalogue)

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Josefa de Óbidos (Josefa de Ayala Figueira)

The Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and John the Baptist

Oil on copper (ca. 1650-1660)

Private collection (via São Roque Antiguidades e Galeria de Arte)

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Juan de Sevilla

The Holy Family

known as "La Sagrada Familia de la Alhaja"

Granada Cathedral (antesacristy), Spain