Alonso Cano’s rediscovered ‘Immaculate Conception’ for San Alberto, Seville

In 1628 the young Alonso Cano began work on three altarpieces for San Alberto, the church of the school of Calced Carmelites in Seville. All were dismantled and subsequently dispersed between 1810 and 1835. The appearance of one is recorded in a preparatory drawing by Cano. It combined Christ bearin...

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Autor: Navarrete Prieto, Benito
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/102683
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/102683
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:75.034(46)
Painting
Baroque
Naturalism
Spanish Art
Humanidades
Historia del Arte
5506.02 Historia del Arte
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Sumario:In 1628 the young Alonso Cano began work on three altarpieces for San Alberto, the church of the school of Calced Carmelites in Seville. All were dismantled and subsequently dispersed between 1810 and 1835. The appearance of one is recorded in a preparatory drawing by Cano. It combined Christ bearing the Cross (Via Dolorosa), now in the Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, with an Immaculate Conception, which has recently come to light.