”SAINT DOMINIC DE GUZMÁN AND SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI”. POLYCHROMED TERRACOTTA. COLONIAL (SOUTH AMERICA) SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY.
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Reference: ZE161
“Meeting of Saint Dominic and Saint Francis”. Polychrome terracotta sculpture. Colonial school, 17th century. Figure made of polychrome terracotta with gold details that represents two male figures on a simple pedestal. The one on the left is wearing a Franciscan habit (and a small red mark on his right hand) and is embracing fraternally, and on equal terms, the one on the right, wearing a dark cloak (decorated with fine gold lines creating a hairnet) over a white habit decorated with abundant flowers and gold elements, and a star in light relief on his forehead. They are Saint Francis of Assisi, with the stigmata in his hand, and Saint Dominic of Guzmán, both wearing their respective habits. The story is told, with a remarkable economy of elements (which shows the quality of the work), of the so-called “Fraternal Meeting of Saint Dominic and Saint Francis”, also called “Embrace of Peace” or, more colloquially and in some circles, “The Crash”. According to tradition, Saint Dominic had a vision in which Mary implored Jesus for Men, pointing them both out as servants of God; the next day, Saint Dominic met Saint Francis in the church of Rome, recognizing him as his companion and embracing and kissing each other. The present piece still shows Baroque influence, but already hints at a certain neoclassical influence in some details, maintaining the particularities of its school. Compare, for example, with the “Embrace” of the Monastery of Santo Tomás de Ávila by Luis Salvador Carmona, dated in the 18th century. It is also worth highlighting the quality of the modelling and the polychromy of the piece, with a remarkable state of conservation for the age and delicacy of the material of the figure.
· Size: 14x16x26 cms.
7.500 €
