HI , THIS ITEM IS LOCATED IN MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - PLEASE IGNORE THE EBAY SHIPPING ESTIMATE AND LOCATION - IT IS INCORRECT - INTERESTED BIDDERS PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR AN ACCURATE SHIPPING ESTIMATE - THANK YOU! THIS PAINTING IS BEING SOLD FRAMED.

OFFERED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A GENUINE ANTIQUE 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY MEXICAN SCHOOL HAND PAINTED OIL ON CANVAS. THE PAINTING SCENE DEPICTS CHRIST, POSTHUMOUS TO THE CRUCIFIXION, SITTING IN THE CLOUDS ON TOP OF THE WORLD ABOVE TWO SOULS ( ONE MALE AND ONE FEMALE )THE SACRED HEART OF CHRIST IS EXPOSED AND RADIATES A BRIGHT LIGHT AROUND HIM. THERE IS A CHERUB IN EACH OF THE UPPER CORNERS WHICH BALANCES THE PAINTING BEAUTIFULLY.THERE IS INFORMATION WRITTED TO THE VERSO OF THE CANVAS STARTING AT THE TOP WITH THE NAME " MERCEDES/Z PARADEZ BELOW THAT THE WORD "MORENO" AND THEN WHAT SEEMS TO BE A DEDICATION IN SPANISH .IT MAY BE THAT THE ARTISTS NAME WAS MERCEDEZ PAREDEZ. UNFORTUNATELY MY RESEARCH TOOLS ARE LIMITED FOR THIS TYPE OF ARTWORK AND IT IS HARD TO SAY WITHOUT FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE PAINTING DOES RESEMBLE CERTAIN "ANIMAS SOLAS" PAINTINGS THAT I HAVE SEEN ALTHOUGH THE ABSENCE OF THE FLAMES AND THE CHAINED HANDS WOULD SUGGEST IT DOES NOT FIT THE ANIMAS SOLAS FORMULA.IT IS HOUSED IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE IT'S SIMPLE ORIGINAL FRAME WHICH SHOWS TRACES OF GILDING. THIS ARTWORK DOES BEAR SOME STYLISTIC SIMILARITIES TO WORKS BY FAMOUS MEXICAN ARTIST JOSE DE PAEZ  BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS PAINTING AND THE ABOVE ARTIST .

AGE: CIRCA 1750-1850 ARTIST: UNKNOWN MEXICAN ARTIST ( YET TO BE IDENTIFIED )

CONDITION: THIS PAINTING REMAINS IN AND STABLE CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE.THERE ARE TWO PATCHES ON THE BACK OF THE CANVAS AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF IN-PAINT IN THE AREA OF THE FEMALE SOUL. THE CANVAS IS EXTREMELY THIN , ALMOST PAPER-LIKE SO THIS PRECIOUS WORK MUST BE HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE.  OBVIOUSLY WEAR IS COMMENSURATE WITH AGE.IT COULD DO WITH A PASSIVE CLEAN BUT IN MY OPINION  ESSENTIALLY READY TO HANG! 

MEASUREMENTS: BOTH - 36.5 CM HIGH X 29.5 CM WIDE ( APPROX  14.4" X 11.6" )

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