Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2507Location: BostonDate / Time: May 21, 2010 12:00PM
Description:
Spanish Colonial School, 19th/20th Century
Lot of Two Retablos: San Pascual Bailon and San Camilo de Lelis
Unsigned.
Oil on tin, sizes to 10 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.8 cm),unframed.
Condition: Minor abrasions, losses, rust/corrosion, fine craquelure.
N.B. San Camilo de Lelis, the patron saint of the infirm and infirmaries, is also known as the "Red Cross Saint." His iconography typically includes devils, angels, and a skeleton, as the scene depicts the dying man's last hour. San Pascual Bailon, the patron saint of cooks and the kitchen, is typically depicted with his cooking accoutrements and cat.
Estimate $600-800