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Miguel González

Infant Jesus and Infant John the Baptist
Mexico, active second half of 17th century
Enconchado, oil and mother of-pearl, inlay on panel.
Signed: Miguel Gonzal
Inscription: AGNUS ADEST AGNIS
21.5 x 28 cm
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Provenance

Private collection, London

The work we have before us here, probably a private commission to judge by the exceptional quality of its iconography, should be dated to towards the end of the 17th century, given “the works signed by Miguel González relate to 1692-98” .  The image, with its undeniable debt to Murillo, probably based on one of the prints reproducing this scene from Christ’s childhood (one of the Seville painter’s creative specialties), is a showcase of skill and virtuosity, luminosity and sweetness which, clearly seen in the drawing of the faces and in the masterful inlay work, tell us this is a González, “unique in specializing in these kinds of paintings” . 

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