SPANISH COLONIAL, attrib. JOSE IBARRA (Mexico, 1688-1756)
St. John of Nepomuk
sgn. on reverse Jose Ibarra; o/copper, 17.5 by 13.5 in.; rippled gilt frame 19.5 by 16 in.
St. John (c. 1345-1393), born in Nepomuk, Bohemia, was made the vicar-general of Saint Giles Cathedral by the Archbishop of Prague in 1393. In the same year, John was tortured and thrown into the Vltava River from Charles Bridge in Prague by order of King Wenceslaus IV resulting from a disagreement of John's appointment as the abbot for the powerful Benedictine Abbey of Kladruby.
Paint loss here and there.
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 97 : SPANISH COLONIAL, attrib. JOSE IBARRA (Mexico, 1688-1756)
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