A Rarity in France…and Navarre

Published on 25 September 2019, by Anne Foster and Claire Papon

Auction on 04 October 2019 - 13:30 (CEST) - Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Coming from the former collection of a private mansion in Toulouse, this panoramic view of Pamplona is one of the few works by Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo to come on the French market.

Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo (c. 1612-1667), View of Pamplona, oil on canvas,... A Rarity in France…and Navarre

Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo (c. 1612-1667), View of Pamplona, oil on canvas, 65.5 x 132 cm.
Estimate: €90,000/120,000

This mid-17 th century painting is surmounted by the arms of Pamplona: a lion under a crown alternating in the shield with those of Navarre, a province in northern Spain. This work echoes the view of Zaragoza now in the Prado…

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A French Record for the Spanish Artist del Mazo

Velasquez's son-in-law, Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo, fairly inconspicuous in the market, made a much-remarked appearance with this panoramic view of Pamplona.