Immaculate Conception, Granada school of the 17th - 18th century, attributed to Pedro Duque Cornejo

Exceptional relief in gilded and polychromed wood. Possibly formerly crowning an altar. Nephew of Pedro and Luisa Roldán, and trained in his workshop, Pedro Duque Cornejo (Seville 1678 - Córdoba 1757) Belonging to one of the most important lineages of Andalusian Baroque artists, Duque Cornejo, represents the greatest exponent and culmination of the schools Seville and Granada in Baroque sculpture. In addition to being a sculptor of carvings, he will work as an architect of altarpieces, fundamentally making the design or layout, and also learning about his works in painting and engraving. He is considered the most outstanding imager and engraver of the 18th century in Andalusia. Important factors converge in his figure, such as a rich training in various artistic disciplines, which allow him not to dedicate himself exclusively to carving; and the culmination of the idea of