OLD MASTERS, SPANISH COLONIAL ART AND LUXURY WATCHES
Oil on canvas, measurements: 78 x 59 cm, measurements with frame: 87 x 68 cm. In the present composition we distinguish, in the central plane, a large Holy Custody next to a bunch of grapes as an allegory of the Christian Communion, all of it surrounded by angels, while, on the sides, we distinguish San Lorenzo, and San Sebastian, saviors of the sinful souls and only martyrs with the intercessory capacity to take the souls out of purgatory, in the lower left and right corner respectively, the viewer can distinguish two souls in purgatory being burned by the flames by observing the composition, in reference to the power of Communion and the Body of Christ as symbols of redemption from sins. Francisco Antonio Vallejo (1722-1785) He worked for more than 30 years. His main works are located in the Temple of Teaching in Mexico City; the sacristy of the chapel of the Colegio de San Ildefonso; and the great series of the Life of San Elías in the Convento del Carmen in San Luis Potosí. Becoming a teacher at the Academy of San Carlos, he belonged to the group of the Academy of Painting in 1754. Reference bibliography: Soto, Myrna (January 1, 2005). The master art: a treatise on New Spanish painting. National Autonomous University of Mexico. ISBN 970322962X. Consulted on December 13, 2015. Provenance: former private collection, Barcelona. He belonged to the group of the Academy of Painting in 1754. Reference bibliography: Soto, Myrna (January 1, 2005). The master art: a treatise on New Spanish painting. National Autonomous University of Mexico. ISBN 970322962X. Consulted on December 13, 2015. Provenance: former private collection, Barcelona. He belonged to the group of the Academy of Painting in 1754. Reference bibliography: Soto, Myrna (January 1, 2005). The master art: a treatise on New Spanish painting. National Autonomous University of Mexico. ISBN 970322962X. Consulted on December 13, 2015. Provenance: former private collection, Barcelona.
