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The Ministry of Education, Culture and Universities has completed the comprehensive study and intervention of significant damage sculpture 'Our Lady of Wonders', which has been returned to the Franciscan convent of San Esteban de Cehegín.
The director of Cultural Property, Maria Comas, gave this size eighteenth century the mayor of Cehegín, Jose Soria, once technicians Restoration Center of the Region of Murcia proved their good structural and internal state.
Attributed to the sculptor Nicolás Fumo (1647-1725), the piece came to Cehegín in July 1725 thanks to the relationship between father Moreno, guardian of the convent, and Pedro Antonio Cartagena and Lorenzo Pereti latter Navy captain who made commissioned a statue of the Virgin and Child Neapolitan sculptor.
'Our Lady of Wonders' is therefore a prime example of Spanish art trade up with the Italian peninsula along the centuries.
Polychrome sculpture carved wood, bright colorful, and 1.37 meters high, has a classical language, moderate baroque, characteristic of Italy, as well as a dynamic arrangement, thanks to the folded mantle and Child body, turned to the faithful in his blessing.
The size was taken to Restoration Center of the Region of Murcia last December for conducting a comprehensive study to identify possible pathologies.
After analysis, experts certified that the state of the piece is good to structural and internally.
Subsequently, we proceeded to the intervention of significant damage, although the sculpture of the eighteenth century should return in the future Restoration Center for comprehensive intervention.
Source: CARM
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