Circle of ISIDORO DE TAPIA (Valencia, 1712 - Madrid, 1778). "Sacred Family". Oil on canvas.

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  Circle of ISIDORO DE TAPIA (Valencia, 1712 - Madrid, 1778). "Sacred Family". Oil on canvas. Measurements: 28 x 22.5 cm. Under a sky with a break of glory, there are three figures dressed in cloaks and tunics; the Virgin Mary in red and blue carries the Child Jesus by the hand, with St. Joseph to the right, identified by his flowered rod, repeating the gesture. Just above the Child, between his parents, we see the dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit. Both the composition and the theme, which aims to emphasize the importance of Jesus and Mary by placing them in such a clear relationship with the Trinity, was common, although not very common, in Spanish Baroque art, following the line of the Counter-Reformation in defense of Catholicism and artistic provisions and standards arising from the Council of Trent. The chosen composition is common at the time, and can also be seen in works by Murillo (National Museum of Stockholm), Bernardo Manuel de Silva, etc. However, it is necessary to point out the suggestion, in this painting, of showing the Heavenly Trinity in the upper part (the Holy Spirit and God the Father) just above Jesus, linking it with the "Earthly Trinity" (Jesus, Mary and St. Joseph). A painter framed within the Spanish Rococo, the Valencian Isidoro de Tapia trained with Evaristo Muñoz, according to Ceán Bermúdez. In Valencia he made several works by public commission, and in 1743 he moved to Madrid. He entered the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, where he was named academician of merit in 1755. It is believed that he also spent some time working in Portugal. He was a professor of drawing at the Academy until his death, and also worked for the Royal Stables of the Royal Palace. Although few signed works by his hand are known, Ismael Gutiérrez Pastor built a small catalog of twenty-eight works that allow us to understand the personality of this painter, and also reconstructed his life from known and unpublished documents. Works by Isidoro de Tapia are currently preserved in the Academia de San Fernando and other collections.
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