18C DIEGO d CUENTAS Oil DOLOROSA INSTRUMENTS of PASSION
Original 18th Century oil painting on canvas. The work is signed by Diego de Cuentas (Cuentas Fecit). It shows the Virgen de los Dolores (La Dolorosa). Mary stands in her usual blue and white attire with a dagger in her chest. Other interesting attributes in this painting are the inclusion of the sacred heart on the upper right corner, two cherubs on the upper left, and the instruments of the passion of Christ (3 nails, a hammer, pliers and the crown of thorns) on the lower left corner. It has two restorations for two small rips in the canvas and the whole surface appears covered by a coat of oil for better conservation. This restoration appears to be more than 50 years old. It is otherwise in perfect condition. It was acquired from a private collector from Mexico City.
Catalogue #2436 Size: 31-1/2 x 21-1/2" (80 x 55 cms) Estimate: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00 Prices in USD
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Diego de Cuentas (XVIII)
His full name was Diego Alencaster de Cuentas. He was born in Acámbaro in the late 1600's or early 1700's to Juan Martinez de Alencaster and Maria de Sandoval y Gamboa. We have documented evidence of his craft from 1723 and his death was in 1744. He usually signed his work with his name or sometimes with a drawing of Rosary beads (called cuentas in Spanish) to which he added the word "fecit". The permanent collection of the Pinacoteca de la Profesa houses four of his paintings of the Evangelists. His major body of work is now in museums and Cathedrals in or near Guadalajara where he was a resident for most of his life.