Viceregal Latin American Art

Miguel González (attrib.), Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Francis Xavier

Miguel González (attrib.)

Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Francis Xavier

Mexico, late 17th century
Oil and mother-of-pearl on wooden panel

44.5 x 62.5 cm
Framed 68.5 x 86 cm

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The composition, arranged vertically, is unique in iconographic terms, with the one single parallel (with numerous contrasts in subject and technique) found to date being a Saint Thomas Aquinas preaching from a Pulpit, an enconchado belonging to a private collection in Seville. In both cases, the main focus is the sacrament of the Eucharist, the material symbol of the presence of God on earth, represented through His body in our work and through His blood in the Andalusian panel.

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