3870B

Saint Gregory the Great

Artist: Unidentified Cuzco Artist
Title: Saint Gregory the Great
Date: 17th or 18th century
Medium: Oil on a cabinet door panel.
Location: Iglesia Parroquial, Ciudad de Maras, Departamento de Cusco, Peru.
Photo Source: PESSCA Archive
Note: There are three engravings of this subject. They are by Pieter Cool, Jacques Granthomme, and Thomas de Leu. The Granthomme lacks the harpy (?) on the lectern of the painting (while the Cool and de Leu have it). The de Leu has a design on the cover of the book behind the saint which accounts for the wall design found there in the painting. No such design can be found in the Granthomme or the Cool. The Cool engraving also lacks the ornamental frame found on the cabinet door panel. It is entirely possible that all four paintings in this series derive from the de Leu engraving. Yet, we have not seen the other three engravings by de Leu.
Item: 3870B

Correspondences: Archive: 2976A/3870B; Archive: 3870A/3870B; Archive: 3870A/3870B