Juan Andrés Merclein ( circa 1716 - 1797) Atr. "Saint Theresa with Saint John and the Virgin"

Oil on canvas. Period frame in wood, carved, gilded and polychromed imitating tortoiseshell.

Attributed to Juan Andrés Merclein ( circa 1716 - 1797), a Spanish painter of Flemish origin and teacher of Francisco Bayeu, who married his daughter Sebastiana. He stood out for his baroque training and as a religious painter, although he practised the portrait genre.

Size: 139.2 X 102 cm; Size with frame: 161 x 122 cm

Provenance: Private collection in Granada.

Literature: José Luis Morales y Marín " Painting in Spain 1750 - 1808"; Cátedra Editions, 1994. pg. 350