Lot Essay
FOR THE ATTRIBUTION COMPARE 'THE DORMITION OF THE VIRGIN' (SOLD CHRISTIE'S, LONDON, APRIL 23, 1993, LOT 43) WHICH FORMED PART OF A SET OF EIGHT 'SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF THE VIRGIN' PAINTED FOR THE CONVENT OF LA TRINIDAD IN SEVILLE. MARQUEZ WAS ONE OF THE LEADING FOLLOWERS OF MURILLO IN SEVILLE IN THE LATTER PART OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY