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Study for "The Assumption of the Virgin" for San Augustín, Seville

Study for "The Assumption of the Virgin" for San Augustín, Seville

c. 1670–1672
(Spanish, 1622–1690)
Framed: 52.3 x 39 cm (20 9/16 x 15 3/8 in.); Unframed: 40.3 x 26.6 cm (15 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

This painting is a sketch for a large altarpiece. The rough, flickering surface, the unusually sharp contrast of hot and cool hues, and the compression of space all characterize the artist’s intense spirituality and unique technique. While often held apart from the sweetness and grace of Murillo (also represented in the collection), his contemporary in Seville, the two artists worked closely together on commissions and often presented their work side by side, speaking to the stylistic diversity and religious complexity preferred by patrons in Seville during the late 1600s.
  • George Brown (Christies, London sale, 12-14-1917, lot 129, as A. Cano)
    Viscount Lascelles, Sixth Earl of Harewood, Harewood House, Leeds (1917, 1980)
    (Agnews, London)
    George Brown (Christies, London sale , 12-14-1917, lot 129, as A. Cano);
    Viscount Lascelles, Sixth Earl of Harewood, Harewood House, Leeds (1917, 1980);
    (Agnews, London), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Lurie, Ann Tzeutschler. "More about Valdés Leal's Sketches for Seville's Assumption of the Virgin and Immaculate Conception." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 8 (1992): 288-303. Reproduced: p. 289; Mentioned: p. 288-303 www.jstor.org
    Valdés Leal, Juan de, Ignacio Cano Rivero, María del Valme Muñoz Rubio, and Ignacio Hermoso Romero. Valdés Leal: 1622-1690. Sevilla : Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura y Patrimonio Histórico,2021. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 149, fig. 1
  • The Year in Review for 1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).
    CMA 1998: "Year in Review 1987," no. 24.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1987.7