Virgin of the Immaculate Conception

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Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, polychrome cedarwood sculpture by Alonso Cano, 1655–56; in the sacristy of the Granada cathedral, Spain.

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception

sculpture by Cano

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Alonso Cano
…wood statues, such as the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception (1655–56), exist from his time in Granada. His finest work of sculpture, St. James of Alcalá (1653–57), is characteristic in its simplicity of design and its expressive eloquence.
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…wood statues, such as the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception (1655–56), exist from his time in Granada. His finest work of sculpture, St. James of Alcalá (1653–57), is characteristic in its simplicity of design and its expressive eloquence.
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