4586B

Saint Francisco Solano

Artist: Unidentified Artist
Title: Saint Francisco Solano
Date: 18th century
Medium: Engraving. Published in Lima with the following dedication: SAN FRANCISCO SOLANO / APOSTOL DEL PERV. DEDICADO POR VN DEVOTO A LOS MISIONEROS DEL / COLEGIO DE PROPAGANDA FIDE DE STA. ROSA DE OCOPA ENEL ARZ[OBISPA]DO DE LIMA.
Location: Antigua Imprenta No Identificada, Lima, Perú.
Photo Source: HS Rare Books, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Correspondence Credit: Montes Gonzáles 2010, 99.
Note: Aside from the texts and their calligraphies, the Peruvian engraving differs from its Spanish counterpart in a number of small details, like the shape of the saint's face, the outline of the mountains in the background, the forms of the clouds, the split tail of the bird on his left hand, and the petals of the flowers in his right hand. Another impression of this engraving can be found online at: http://rostrosdevida.blogspot.com/2015/11/124-san-francisco-solano-santo-peruano.html.
Item: 4586B