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Lot 172
  • 172

Francisco Meneses Osorio

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Francisco Meneses Osorio
  • The Birth of the Saint John the Baptist
  • oil on canvas

Catalogue Note

Osorio was a close follower of Murillo and, as with so many of his works, the present painting is loosely based on Murillio's composition in the Norton Simon Foundation (see D.A. Iñiguez, Murillo, Madrid 1981, vol. I, p. 271, cat. no. 336, reproduced vol. II, plate 387).