{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"La Tribune de l’Art","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.latribunedelart.com","title":"A sculpture by Pedro de Mena for Sydney","author_name":"B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Bonnet Saint-Georges","width":"800","height":"600","url":"https:\/\/www.latribunedelart.com\/a-sculpture-by-pedro-de-mena-for-sydney","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/www.latribunedelart.com\/a-sculpture-by-pedro-de-mena-for-sydney'\u003EA sculpture by Pedro de Mena for Sydney\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA figure that is both dynamic and meditative, Saint Fran\u00e7ois is standing with one foot forward, looking at the crucifix in his hands. His eyes half-closed, his mouth half-open, he contemplates and feels the sufferings of Christ. This polychrome wooden sculpture is the work of a leading figure in Spanish Baroque : Pedro de Mena. It was purchased by The Art Gallery of New South Wales from the galleries Jorge Coll and Colnaghi London ; the latter exhibited it on its stand at Tefaf in 2018\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}