ID 1338204
Lot 307 | Alonso Cano (1601 Granada - 1667 ibid.) (attrib.)
Alonso Cano (1601 Granada - 1667 ibid.) (attrib.)
Praying Boy, oil on canvas, 81 cm x 65 cm canvas dimensions, partially craquelured, in need of cleaning, retouched, partially restored. A boy kneels down to pray. He turns towards a source of light outside of the painting, which illuminates his face. Spanish court fashion has long since merged into the fashion of the Thirty Years' War, in whose ascetic black the child presents himself. Red-lined boots and a white collar covering his shoulders complete his fussy appearance. The barren landscape in the background, from which the boy turns away, is dominated by a large wooden cross. The loaf of bread that he has placed in front of him refers to the carnal physicality of Christ and to the Last Supper, at which Jesus broke bread with his disciples. The boy is turning towards a divine power that is higher than his own physical existence. The sculptural quality of the boy and the clarity of the forms are reminiscent of Francisco Pachero's influence on Alonso Cano, who valued the disegno, the influence of drawing on the painting, and favoured it over the use of colour. Cano's typical use of light emphasises the spiritual expression of the boy, whose devotion encourages the viewer to devote as well. The artistic quality of the subject and its execution emphasise the high religious significance that this painting had at the time of its creation.

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