6273B

The Sense of Sight

Artist: Villa Alta de San Ildefonso de Oaxaca Workshop
Title: The Sense of Sight
Date: 17th century
Medium: Lute-filled sgrafitto on inlaid wood (Marquetería, taracea, intarsia, o madera embutida con esgrafiados rellenos de pasta de zulaque). Decoration to the front of a portable desk (escritorio portátil). Curiel 2019, II, Escritorio núm. 21.
Location: Private collection
Photo Source: Curiel 2019, II, 124.
Correspondence Credit: Curiel 2019, I, 209-213.
Item: There is a similar version by Nicolaes de Bruyn. Yet, this version lacks the masks that are present both on this piece and its proposed source (6273A).
Item: 6273B