Attributed to Juan Rodríguez Juárez (Mexican 1675-1728)
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
Signed
J. R. Xuares and dated
f. 1705 on piece of original canvas affixed to verso
Oil on canvas mounted on Masonite
43-1/2 x 32-1/2 in (110.5 x 82.6 cm)
Dimensions 43-1/2 x 32-1/2 in (110.5 x 82.6 cm)
Notes Note: Juan Rodríguez Juárez was born in Mexico City in 1675 and was an artist under the Viceroyalty of New Spain. He trained under his father, the noted Spanish Baroque painter Antonio Rodríguez (ac. 1655-1680) and is considered one of the most important painters of the Spanish Colonial period in Mexico.