Lot 133: 2 Spanish Colonial Cuzco School Paintings, John the Baptist & Death of Joseph

1st item: Spanish Colonial Cuzco school oil on canvas painting depicting John the Baptist kneeling and praying in a landscape setting with a crown on the ground and a dove overhead with angels and a male figure emerging from the clouds. Unframed. 27 1/2" H x 22 1/4" W. 19th century or earlier. 2nd item: Spanish Colonial Cuzco school oil on canvas painting depicting Christ and Mary by the deathbed of Joseph with a dove overhead and various carpentry tools along the floor. Unframed. 24" H x 30" W. 19th century.

CONDITION: 1st item – painting canvas lined around the perimeter covered by newer stretchers. Older patches to canvas verso. 2nd item – canvas edges lined with a couple of small patches verso, newer stretchers.