Pietà, ca. 1657–60, Oil on canvas, 63 1/4 x 56 1/2 in. (160.7 x 143.5 cm), Paintings, Juan de Valdés Leal (Spanish, Seville 1622–1690 Seville), Valdés Leal was one of the most prominent artists in Seville in the seventeenth century, specializing in theatrical and dramatic religious paintings for churches of the city. Paintings such as this one were heavily indebted to the example of polychrome sculptures and recall in dramatic intensity the pasos—carved and painted ensembles of religious figures that are paraded through the streets of Spanish cities during the week leading to Easter
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Pietà, ca, 1657–60, Oil, canvas, 63 1/4 x 56 1/2, 160.7 143.5 cm, Paintings, Juan de Valdés Leal, Spanish, Seville, 1622–1690, Valdé, prominent artists, seventeenth century, specializing, theatrical, dramatic religious, paintings, churches, city, heavily indebted, example, polychrome sculptures, recall, intensity, pasos—carved, painted ensembles, religious figures, paraded, streets, Spanish cities, week leading, Easter
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