JOSEPH DE PAEZ - 1720-1790 Adoration of the Child Jesus under God the Father and the Dove of the Holy Spirit with Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi, Angels and a cartouche alluding to the Magi oil on copper Mexican school 18th C. small restoration signed and dated Mexico 1755 Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 46 x 35 cm Notes: "Artista prolífico, José de Paez pertenece a la generación de los discípulos de Miguel de Cabrera [o mais importante pintor mexicano de meados do séc. XVIII], de quien retoma el frío sentimentalismo y los tonos claros" - vd. "México en el Louvre. Obras Maestras de la Nueva España, siglos XVII-XVIII", exhibition catalogue held from March 7th to June 13th, 2013. Mexico: Fomento Cultural Banamex, 2013, p. 120.