6116B

The Active Life and the Contemplative Life

Artist: Unidentified Cuzco Artist
Title: The Active Life and the Contemplative Life
Date: 18th century
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: Lot 850, 5 July 2018 Auction, Unidentified Auction House.
Photo Source: mutualart.org
Correspondence Credit: Almerindo Ojeda
Note: Jean Leclerc IV (1555-1621/1622) published a close version of —and in the same direction as— the proposed source (6116A). Yet, the de Leu version is a bit closer to the painting than the Leclerc due to its treatment of the aura about the head of Christ.
Item: 6116B