Andalusian school, possibly Granada; XVIII century.

Andalusian school, possibly Granada; XVIII century.
"Virgin.
Gilded carved wood. Vitreous paste eyes.
Presents restorations.
Measurements: 63 x 50 x 14 cm.
Relief of oval format that presents the bust of the Virgin wrapped in a great golden border. The gesture of the face and the attitude of the arms invite us to think in the advocation of the sorrowful one. Stylistically, it is clear the strong influence in the present work of models of the Baroque of the XVII century of Granada school, and not only in the iconography, but also in the model chosen as influence for the same one, in the decoration of the clothes, in the coloring, in the features of the face, etc. The realistic reproduction of the details does not detract from the delicacy of the forms and the serenity of the face, inheriting the classicist influence. The Granadine school, which starts from the strong influence of the Renaissance period, counted with great figures such as Pablo de Rojas, Juan Martínez Montañés (who was formed in the city with the previous one), Alonso de Mena, Alonso Cano, Pedro de Mena, Bernardo de Mora, Pedro Roldán, Torcuato Ruiz del Peral, etc. In general, the school does not neglect the beauty of the images and also follows the naturalism, as usual at the time, but it would always emphasize more the intimate and the recollection in some delicate images that would be somewhat similar to the rest of Andalusian schools in another series of details but that do not usually have the monumentality of the Sevillian ones. The work can be inscribed, specifically, in the stylistic circle of the Mora workshop (José and Diego). One of the most important workshops in Granada in the 17th century. The artistic legacy of this family of image makers, which spanned from the last third of the seventeenth century until the second half of the eighteenth century, was a milestone in the Granada school. Influenced by the work of both Alonso Cano and Pedro de Mena, an influence that led him to create a very personal and characteristic style.