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Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Estimate €700–1.300

Description

Oil on copper.

Iberian school, 18th/19th century.

Monogram surmounted by a coronet of nobility in the lower left corner.

22.5x17.5 cm

Notes

Second engraving drawing of Saint Catherine, the first known work by Josefa d'Ayala, dated 1646.

Provenance

Collection Dr. António Miranda.

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