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Head of an Old Man
Estimate €800–1.500
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Child Jesus Saviour of the World
Estimate €300–500
Description
Oil on panel
Paintings on both faces, depicting on one side the Child Jesus Saviour of the World on an altar table with the inscription "MEZA PARTICVLAR DE DEVAÇAÕ" and on the other a pair of angels holding a monstrance over an altar table, with the inscription "LOVVADO SEIA OSSº SACRAMENTO E A CÕSEISAÕ INMACVLADA DA VIRGEM SENHORA NOSSA/ COMVNHAÕ GERAL DA COMUNIDADE"
Portuguese School, 17th/18th century.
(minor losses to the paint layer, restorations)
44.5x28 cm
Provenance
Collection Dr. António Miranda.
The relationship between what we see and what we know is never complete. The way we see things is influenced by what we know, or by what we believe.
