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SEATED LADY. WATERCOLOUR. JIMENEZ ARANDA, LUIS. ROME, ITALY, 1873.

Seated Woman. Watercolor. JIMÉNEZ ARANDA, Luis. Rome, Italy, 1873. Signed, dated and located (lower right area). Luis Jiménez Aranda (Seville, 1845-Pontoise, France, 1928) was the brother of the painters José and Manuel Jiménez Aranda. He began his training with José, expanding it at the Academy of Fine Arts of Santa Isabel de Hungría in Seville and, even more, going to Rome in 1867 thanks to a four-year stipend provided by a private patron in exchange for a painting a year (here he would train with Marià Fortuny). When this aid ended in 1874, he continued in the city sharing housing with José Villegas Cordero and Francisco Peralta del Campo (all three studying with Eduardo Rosales). In 1876 he settled in Pontoise, near Paris, becoming a naturalized French citizen from 1877 onwards. He participated in several editions of the Paris Salon, in the Universal Expositions of this city in 1889 and of Chicago in 1893 (achieving recognition in both), and in National Exhibitions of Fine Arts of Spain (First Medal in 1892). Well-known for his genre paintings, he specialized in historical subjects, producing numerous important works. His work is held in several private collections and institutions such as the Meadows Museum (Dallas, Texas, USA), the Prado Museum in Madrid, the Museum of Fine Arts in Seville, etc.

· Size: 55x3x68 cms. int. 25x34,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF1458
GUANG YU, ZHANG FEI AND LIU BEI. PAINTING. CHINA, 20TH CENTURY.

Guang Yu, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei. Watercolor. China, early 20th century. Framed painting showing three male figures, with a text on the right side. The one reading and sitting on a throne covered with tiger skin, stands out above all for his beard, but also for his rich clothing. The two characters are situated Standing, they also wear rich (although somewhat less) clothing, and one carries a halberd or spear while another carries an object in his hands. Guang Yu was a military general under Lui Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms Period of ancient China, and his life and achievements were so extolled and glorified that he was deified during the Sui Dynasty, emphasizing his exploits further in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and becoming one of the main examples of loyalty and righteousness, receiving worship even today and receiving names such as "Emperor Guan" or "Lord Guan". Together with Zhang Fei shared a brotherly relationship with Lui Bei, and accompanied him on some of his early exploits. Weight: 9 kg.

· Size: 95,5x2x134 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1075
ANCESTORS OR FAMILY PORTRAIT. CHINA, 20TH CENTURY.

Portrait of ancestors or family. Watercolor. China. Early 20th century. Painting with four richly dressed figures (two male and two female) seated on thrones or chairs dressed in rich cloths, located in an interior, attended by two servants (small in size, at the front of the work), and with an altar with several pieces of great value in the background of the composition. This type of work was very common in oriental art of certain schools, in line with the value placed on the ancestors of prominent families. Weight: 11.2 kg

· Size: 90x3,5x130 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1076
HOLY FACE. OIL ON CANVAS. SPANISH SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY.

Holy Face. Oil on canvas. Spanish School, 16th century. A canvas depicting a face on a light background with no other elements. Iconographically, this is what is commonly called a Holy Face or the Face of Christ or the Holy Face, linked to both the Passion and the Veronica, or the Mandylion of Edessa. Compare this example with the Holy Face of the Monastery of the Holy Face in Alicante or, much more similar, with the Holy Face of the Cathedral of Jaén, both in Spain.

· Size: 31x3,5x37x5 cms. int: 22,5x29,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF136831
CUPID. PORCELAIN. POSSIBLY MEISSEN, 19TH CENTURY.

Cupid. Enameled porcelain. Possibly Meissen, 19th century. With sticker on the base. Has restorations. Porcelain figurine with an oval, gilded base on which Cupid is shown lying down, characterised as usual by his wings, bow and quiver of arrows. He also carries a torch and is shown with a garland of leaves. The piece bears strong similarities to figures found on Meissen clocks dating from the 19th century. VL Veneziani was a shop with its main office on Via Frattina in Rome (and another shop on Via Gregoriana) specialising in selling antique and antique-style paintings, furniture and porcelain. Works related to this trade are held in various private collections and in the Fondazione Federico Zeri of the University of Bologna.

· Size: 19x13x20 cms. s/base: 19x12x17 cms
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Ref.: ZF0910
HERALDIC SHIELD. OIL ON CANVAS. TORRES, A. SPANISH SCHOOL, 1856.

Heraldic shield. Oil on canvas. TORRES, A. Spanish School, 1856. Signed and dated. This work shows a heraldic shield on a blue background with different shades, on an oval framed support. The central (and only) element of the composition consists of a crest with a helmet with gold bars and four feathers, and a quartered shield. Towards the lower right area, there is a signature (A. Torres) and a date (1856). First quarter, cut, with a bird (possibly a sable eagle) with wings displayed and spread over gold, and, below, in green, a gold band crossed between the mouths of two azure serpents (recalling the well-known “band of Castile”), on gules. In the second quarter, twelve eight-pointed gold stars in three columns, on a divided field in sable and silver. In the third, on gules, gold chains around three crossed gold bands. In the fourth, six gold crescents on azure. Around both elements, and joining them, there is a symmetrical composition of architectural elements, plants and scrolls, with a clear classicist influence and with some reminiscence of works from the Spanish Renaissance.

· Size: 46x4,5x58 cms. int: 36x47 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1118