Juan de Valdes-Leal (1630-1691, Spanish)

"Don Juan"
Oil on canvas laid to canvas
Appears unsigned, titled in an exhibition catalog
28.5" H x 37.5" W

Provenance: The Collection of the Rt. Hon. Viscount D'Abernon

Exhibitions: The Galleries of Thomas Harris Ltd., London, "Old Masters by Spanish Artists," June, 1931

Literature: Dr. August L. Mayer's Article in "Heft 3, Jahrgang xxv (Neue Folge) der Zeitschrift fur Bildende Kunst," p. 74.
Paul Lafond's, "Juan de Valdes Leal," p. 70
Dr. August L Mayer's, "Die Sevillaner Malerschule," Leipzig, 1911, pp. 194-195

Notes: A copy of the exhibition catalog from Thomas Harris Galleries, 1931, accompanies this lot.

Valdes-Leal's picture of Manard, the great Don Juan, patron of art and public benefactor, was carried out whilst he was being employed by Manara in decorating the interior of the Church of Caridad in Seville, and it is in this Church that Valdes-Leal's most famous paintings are to be found - his "Allegories of Death and Corruption."
Condition Report: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout. Minor surface dirt throughout.

Blacklight: Dots, spots and small areas of touch-up scattered throughout.

Frame: 45.5" H x 36.75" W x 2.25" D