Lot Essay
We are grateful to Professor Enrique Valdivieso for suggesting the attribution and for confirming the identification of the angels as allegorical representations of the Eucharist.
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An Allegory of the Eucharist: An Angel bearing grapes; and An Angel bearing grain
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Francisco Polanco (Cazorla c. 1610-1651 Seville)
An Allegory of the Eucharist: An Angel bearing grapes; and An Angel bearing grain
the former with the inscription 'MADRIEL AiDATiODi' (upper left); the latter with the inscription 'LAZiEL ORTiODEi,' (upper left)
oil on canvas
80¾ x 41¼ in. (205.1 x 104.7 cm.)
a pair (2)
An Allegory of the Eucharist: An Angel bearing grapes; and An Angel bearing grain
the former with the inscription 'MADRIEL AiDATiODi' (upper left); the latter with the inscription 'LAZiEL ORTiODEi,' (upper left)
oil on canvas
80¾ x 41¼ in. (205.1 x 104.7 cm.)
a pair (2)
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