Spanish Old Master Paintings

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Lot 323
  • 323

Circle of Francisco Herrera The Elder

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Description

  • Francisco Herrera the Elder
  • saint francis at prayer
  • oil on canvas

Literature

J. Gudiol, Velázquez, Madrid 1973, translated by K. Lyons, London 1974, p. 324, cat. no. 15, reproduced p. 54, figure 34, as Velázquez.

Catalogue Note

This painting was published in 1973 by Gudiol (see Literature) as an early work by Velázquez, dateable circa 1618-19. The style of the painting, which reveals close affinities with the work of Francisco Herrera el Viejo, certainly suggests that it was painted in Seville around this date, when the young Velázquez was in his formative years.