ANONYMOUS
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
199 x 110 cm
78 3/8 x 43 1/4 in
78 3/8 x 43 1/4 in
Viceroyalty of Peru (Peru), 17th century
Inscribed above his head: 'PAX ET A IVSTITIA DEI'
Inscribed on the plinth: 'NOLO MORTE PECCATORIS SED VI MAGIS COVERTATVR ET VIVAT, EZEC, 33.' [I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live (Ezekiel 33:10)]
Inscribed above his head: 'PAX ET A IVSTITIA DEI'
Inscribed on the plinth: 'NOLO MORTE PECCATORIS SED VI MAGIS COVERTATVR ET VIVAT, EZEC, 33.' [I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live (Ezekiel 33:10)]
Copyright The Artist
Provenance
Formerly from the collection of the bullfighter Antonio Fuentes and Zurita, Seville (1869-1938).