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Francisco Vieira de Mattos, called Lusitano (Lisbon 1699-1783)
Lot 359

Francisco Vieira de Mattos, called Lusitano (Lisbon 1699-1783)

The Virgin in clouds surrounded by putti, God blessing Adam in front of the animals below

Closed2 December 2008

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GBP 350

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Francisco Vieira de Mattos, called Lusitano (Lisbon 1699-1783)
The Virgin in clouds surrounded by putti, God blessing Adam in front of the animals below
signed 'Vieira Luzit. fecit.'
black chalk, watermark D & C/B in a cartouche surmounted by a fruit tree
13½ x 8¾ in. (343 x 222 mm.)

Specialist note

May be related to a large altarpiece, Nossa Senhora da Conceicao in the church of Menino Deus, Lisbon, see J. Ferrao, Vieira Lusitano, Lisbon, 1962, pl. 25. On Vieira Lusitano as a draftsman, see Vieira Lusitano 1699-1783. O desenho, exhib. cat., Lisbon, Museu National de Arte Antigua, 2000.