Andalusian School; XVII century. "Purisima". Gilded bronze.

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  Andalusian School; XVII century. "Purisima". Gilded bronze. Present damages. Measures: 7.5 x 3 x 2 cm; 11.5 x 5 x 4 cm (support). The definitive icnographic image of the Purisima took shape in the 16th century, and apparently in Spain. Following a Valencian tradition, the Jesuit Father Alberro had a vision and described it to the painter Juan de Juanes so that he could capture it as faithfully as possible. It is an evolved iconographic concept, sometimes associated with the theme of the Coronation of the Virgin. Mary appears standing, dressed in a white tunic and blue mantle, her hands crossed on her chest, with the moon at her feet and stepping on the infernal serpent, symbol of her victory over Original Sin. The artists of the 17th century faithfully maintained the iconographic type, but dispensed with the symbols of the litanies or reduced them, incorporating them into the composition in a naturalistic way, and sought a greater dynamism and sense of theatricality. This tendency will culminate in the 18th century, when we find compositions like the one we present here, with Mary surrounded by angels, still with some iconographic attributes but already very reduced. Given the importance given to religious images in the Hispanic world, during the 17th and 18th centuries ambitious pictorial series and extensive iconographic programs were created for churches and convents, as well as printed prints, medals and reliquaries for private devotion. As a whole, regardless of their size or support, these images fulfilled the objective of sacralizing daily life beyond the altars. The Granada school stood out during this period, receiving and developing the stylistic patterns of the Baroque. It is evident the leading role played by the Andalusian school of sculpture during the period that has been called the Golden Age; to it belong a series of masters of unquestionable value who knew how to combine in their works the extraordinary technical quality and religious depth, in accordance with the atmosphere of their time, fully connected with the tastes of the clientele, more interested in the work of religious themes than in the commissions of profane character, thus marking a substantial difference with respect to the production of other European countries. It is also worth mentioning that the economic development and the strength that Seville experienced after the Discovery of America, having become the gateway and port of the Indies, was quickly reflected in art; from the first decades of the century, masters of different origins began to visit the city constantly in search of the American market and the potential Sevillian clientele, increasingly attracted by the new artistic forms arriving from Italy.
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