GRAND SPRING AUCTION OF PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, LATIN AMERICAN ART AND FINE WATCHES

Beautiful Life-Size Spanish Cuzco Colonial Viceregal Archangel from the 18th century, Cusco - Viceregal Peru

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Start price: €2,000

Estimated price: €6 000 - €8 000

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Oil on canvas. Canvas measurements only: 130 x 95, frame measurements: 145 x 110 cm. “Who Like God?” Thus goes the legend that we find on the shields of the multiple representations of this Archangel, one of the most popular and loved in the New World and with invocations throughout Spanish America. For the Catholic community, he is the protector of the Church and considered the advocate of God’s chosen people. The Catholic Church considers him the patron and protector of the universal Church. His feast day is celebrated on September 29. Provenance: private collection, Barcelona.