{"id":275800,"date":"2023-07-10T01:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T01:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritas.art\/lot\/the-madonna-of-sorrows-845152077\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T13:37:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T13:37:17","slug":"the-madonna-of-sorrows-845152077","status":"publish","type":"lot","link":"https:\/\/veritas.art\/en\/lot\/the-madonna-of-sorrows-845152077\/","title":{"rendered":"[Auction 130] Lot 540 &#8211; The Madonna of Sorrows"},"content":{"rendered":"Oil on canvas\r\nSigned","protected":false},"featured_media":277965,"template":"","categories":[65],"class_list":["post-275800","lot","type-lot","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-paintings","author-jose-de-paez"],"acf":{"auction_number":"130","number":"540","ref":"540","letter":"0","hammer_value":"0","show_hammer_value":true,"estimation_min":"4000","estimation_max":"6000","price_on_request":false,"author":3998,"auction":{"ID":258081,"post_author":"44","post_date":"2022-12-28 14:55:53","post_date_gmt":"2022-12-28 14:55:53","post_content":"","post_title":"Auction 130 - Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"auction-130-antiques-works-of-art-silver-jewellery","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-07-21 15:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-07-21 15:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/veritas.art\/?post_type=auction&#038;p=258081","menu_order":0,"post_type":"auction","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"name":"The Madonna of Sorrows","dimensions":"65x52,5 cm","description":"Oil on canvas<br \/>\r\nSigned","additional_info":[{"title":"","text":"Throughout the 18th century, the production of paintings depicting religious subjects flourished rather magnificently in New Spain, revealing a lavish intersection between religious devotion and artistic production. As such, a distinctive Baroque School, characterised by a rather unique expression of Catholic Faith illustrated by vivid colours, dramatic compositions, and intricate symbolism, did eventually emerge under the influence of both Spanish religious fervour and autochthonous tradition. It is from within this artistic panorama, marked by a profusion of talents and singular aesthetic expressions, that the painter Jos\u00e9 De P\u00e1ez (1720 \u2013 ca. 1790) stands out.<br \/>\r\nDe P\u00e1ez biographical details are scarce. Various academics argue that he might have been an assistant to Nicol\u00e1s Enr\u00edquez de Vargas (1704-1790), a painter who, together with Jos\u00e9 de Ibarra (1688-1756) and other contemporary artists, assumed a crucial role in establishing a New Spain Arts Academy in the 18th century.<br \/>\r\nBy the dating of some of his paintings, we can be certain that Jos\u00e9 De P\u00e1ez main production years fell between 1751 and 1790. There is also evidence that his last known work was painted in 1790, the year in which, supposedly, he was based in Lima, in the Vice Kingdom of Peru, where he eventually died.<br \/>\r\nHis vibrant colour palette and his ability in capturing emotion, associated to the spirituality of his subjects, are distinctive aspects of his production. The careful handling of light and shadow brings De P\u00e1es compositions to life, while simultaneously endowing them with impressive depth and atmosphere.<br \/>\r\nThe work that we are presenting for sale at auction, a depiction of the Madonna of Sorrows, it is an outstanding example of Jos\u00e9 De P\u00e1ez artistic quality, in his singular capacity of capturing the most subtle emotions. The painting signature, \"Jph de Paez, Fecit en Mexico\", reveals that the work was produced after 1770, the period in which the artist reached the peak of his reputation.  Various of his works from this important period can be found in the former Viceroyalty of New Spain, as well as in Peru, Guatemala, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, and in Spain, a broad dispersion that evidences the mobility of De P\u00e1ez production in the local market and overseas. Before this date the artist signed his works as \u201cJoseph de Paez\u201d.<br \/>\r\nIt is also worth mentioning that, in this specific painting, the dagger that in related imagery pierces The Madonna\u2019s Heart, symbol of her sorrows and suffering, is absent. We acknowledge that the artist\u2019s decision not to include this element was intentional since, in an identical representation of The Madonna of Sorrows belonging to the Arnold Zingg collection, he chose instead to include it (Duarte, 1998, 91). It is fair to assume that, in this instance, De P\u00e1ez was perhaps intending to enhance the Madonna\u2019s anguished expression, by taking away the main symbol of her suffering.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nBibliography:<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nTOUSSAIN, Manuel. Pintura colonial en M\u00e9xico, ed. Xavier Moyssen, M\u00e9xico D.F.: UNAM-IIE, 1982.  <br \/>\r\nTOVAR Y DE TERESA, Guillermo. Miguel Cabrera, pintor de c\u00e1mara de la Reina Celestial, M\u00e9xico D.F.: Inver M\u00e9xico, 1995.<br \/>\r\nDUARTE, Carlos F. Cat\u00e1logo de obras art\u00edsticas mexicanas en Venezuela: per\u00edodo hisp\u00e1nico. M\u00e9xico: Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico, 1998.  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