Old Master Paintings & Spanish Colonial Art
Lote 148:
Oil on canvas, with motifs of gargoyles, angels over a fountain and the bust of a lady adorned with Spring flowers, including chrysanthemums, roses and daffodils. In the central plane, a parrot facing the stone bust of a lady. Framed measurements: 213 x 260, canvas measurements: 145 x 204. Reference literature: Museo del Prado (1995). The beauty of the real. Vases and still lifes in the Prado Museum 1600-1800. Exhibition catalogue. Madrid: Publyco S.A. ISBN 84-87317-43-X; Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Italian painting of the 17th century in Spain, Madrid, Fundación Valdecilla, 1965, pp. 313-318. Related Works: “Still Life” (Man with Monkey and Fruit), oil on canvas, 102 x 132 cm, 17th century [Museo del Prado, inventory number P005273]; “Mirror with three Cupids”, oil on canvas,
