Bidspirit auction | Attributed to Mateo Cerezo (Burgos,

Attributed to Mateo Cerezo (Burgos, 1637 - Madrid, 1666) - Saint John the Evangelist, 18th century - Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 139 x 115 cm. Saint John the Evangelist appears in a serene setting, pointing with his right hand and holding a book on his left leg. The work captures the apostle's mysticism, with a classical composition evoking the influences of Spanish Baroque art of the Counter-Reformation, a period in which religious images were used to reinforce the Catholic faith. The quality of the work suggests the hand of a painter trained in the great traditions of the 17th-century Madrid school.