Daily Archives: October 19, 2020

Superb 18th. Century Old Master Drawing Italian Provenance 1600s Religious Saint

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Century Charcoal and Grey Wash Drawing. Study of a bearded saint with figures praying. By an accomplished but to me unknown hand. Probably Italian Roman School. Drawn on laid paper generally in good condition for age. Old repair to holing upper centre. Further sketch to the reverse. It would certainly benefit from further research. From [Continue]

Antique Retablo Ex-Voto Painting on Mexican Spanish Colonial Religious Art 6X8

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This ex-voto oil on tin painting depicts the fate of Genaro Ramirez, a womanizer who lived his life surrounded by women but when he decided to get married he had a heart attack at the altar. Death surprised him; his bride has not forgotten him. It is signed July 13, 1960 by Morelia Mich. Some [Continue]