3170B

Saint Matthew

Artist: Gregorio Vásquez de Arce y Ceballos
Title: Saint Matthew (formerly Saint Matthias)
Date: 17th or 18th century
Medium: Oil on mother-of-pearl in the shell
Location: Successors of Alberto Pizano Collection, Bogotá, Colombia.
Photo Source: Pizano Restrepo 1985
Correspondence Credit: Gustavo Adolfo Vives Mejía
Note: The shells were originally embedded in the frame for the artist's painting of The Virgin handing a stole to Saint Dominic in the Sacristy of the Church of Santo Domingo, Bogotá, Colombia. At some point, the shells were removed and sold to the Manuel Benito de Castro Collection, Bogotá, Colombia. Then they passed on to the Baron Goury de Roslan Collection, Paris, France and, from there, through his successor, to the Alberto Pizano Collection, Bogotá, Colombia.
Item: 3170B