Pedro Machuca Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Pedro Machuca Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 25, 2024
SPANISH SCHOOL (16th century) "Fall of Christ on the way to Calvary"
Est: €28,500 - €38,000
Oil on panel. This pair of panels, with scenes from the cycle of the Passion of Christ, belonged to the same altarpiece that is now dismantled. Nothing is known about its origin, although its style can be linked to some paintings by Pedro Machuca (Toledo, 1490 – Granada, 1550). In both it is clear that their unknown author was familiar with the works of great masters of Italian painting, such as Raphael and Michelangelo, both in their compositions and in some formal elements such as the use of color, blurred chiaroscuros and night effects. In the expressiveness of some figures, knowledge of the work of Leonardo or Rosso Fiorentino also seems to be appreciated. In them, especially in the Prayer in the Garden, one can observe the painter's taste in including complicated foreshortenings and strong lighting contrasts, generating a kind of visual violence, similar to that seen in most of Machuca's production. Measurements: 72 x 54 cm.
Ansorena
Jun. 25, 2024
SPANISH SCHOOL (16th century) "Prayer in the Garden"
Est: €28,500 - €38,000
Oil on panel. This pair of panels, with scenes from the cycle of the Passion of Christ, belonged to the same altarpiece that is now dismantled. Nothing is known about its origin, although its style can be linked to some paintings by Pedro Machuca (Toledo, 1490 – Granada, 1550). In both it is clear that their unknown author was familiar with the works of great masters of Italian painting, such as Raphael and Michelangelo, both in their compositions and in some formal elements such as the use of color, blurred chiaroscuros and night effects. In the expressiveness of some figures, knowledge of the work of Leonardo or Rosso Fiorentino also seems to be appreciated. In them, especially in the Prayer in the Garden, one can observe the painter's taste in including complicated foreshortenings and strong lighting contrasts, generating a kind of visual violence, similar to that seen in most of Machuca's production. Measurements: 72 x 54 cm.
Ansorena
Dec. 13, 2023
Circle of PEDRO MACHUCA (Toledo, ca. 1490-Granada, 1550); Century XVI. "The Assumption of the Virgin". Oil on table. Keeps original frame. It shows faults and losses on the pictorial surface. It presents damage caused by xylophages.
Est: €9,000 - €10,000
Circle of PEDRO MACHUCA (Toledo, ca. 1490-Granada, 1550); 16th century. "The Assumption of the Virgin. Oil on panel. The original frame is preserved. It shows faults and losses on the pictorial surface. It shows damage caused by xylophages. Measurements: 187 x 104 cm; 204 x 119 cm (frame). It is a composition full of movement and dynamism, where each one of the characters is studied individually and as a whole, showing different postures and planes. This mastery in the profusion of figures and the mastery of a complex composition. This majestic panel depicts the Assumption of the Virgin, carried body and soul into Heaven, in a triumphal and scenographic manner. Behind her is the Glory, represented by a faint divine light, an elaborate break in the margins of which we see angels in different positions, some looking towards the earth and others towards the Virgin. On the earthly plane, clearly differentiated from the heavenly plane by the line of clouds, the figures gather around the Virgin's open tomb. They are the apostles who, having witnessed Mary's death, marvel at her Assumption. Some of them are depicted with their backs to the tomb, closing a circular composition defined around the tomb, classical and orderly despite the apparent crowding of the figures in favour of the theatricality and, above all, the dynamism of the scene. Most of the figures are shown looking up towards the sky, with their hands raised in surprise as well as veneration, a skilful aspect of the narrative. We see how Mary does not ascend to heaven by her own means, like Christ, but is raised to Paradise by the angels. As is customary in Western art, the artist depicts her bodily Assumption outside the tomb where the apostles had buried her. Formally the work falls within the circle of Pedro Machuca, who is chiefly remembered as the Spanish architect responsible for the design of the Palace of Charles V (begun in 1528) adjacent to the Alcazar in Granada. The details of his life are little known. Born in Toledo, he is said to have been a pupil or friend of Michelangelo and Pontormo. His presence is documented in Italy as early as 1517, when he signed The Virgin and the Souls in Purgatory (Prado), whose style has led him to be associated with the workshop of Raphael. On his return to Spain in 1520, he worked as a painter in the Royal Chapel of Granada, as well as in Jaén, Toledo and Uclés.
Setdart Auction House
Nov. 30, 2023
19TH CENTURY, SPANISH SCHOOL. "OUR LADY OF CINTA" or "HOLY FAMILY WITH ST. JOHN". After the model by Pedro Machuca.
Est: €500 - €2,500
Oil on board. Reproduction of the well-known work by Pedro Machuca (1490-1550), which was part of the now disappeared altarpiece of Consolation commissioned by the Cathedral of Jaen in 1520, after his stay in Italy. This is a key painting to understand the pictorial work of the artist, who is perhaps better known for his role as an architect. 82 x 68 cm; 97 x 82.5 cm (frame).
Subarna Subastas
Oct. 18, 2023
Circle of PEDRO MACHUCA (Toledo, ca. 1490-Granada, 1550); Century XVI. "The Assumption of the Virgin". Oil on table. Keeps original frame. It shows faults and losses on the pictorial surface. It presents damage caused by xylophages.
Est: €12,000 - €150,000
Circle of PEDRO MACHUCA (Toledo, ca. 1490-Granada, 1550); 16th century. "The Assumption of the Virgin. Oil on panel. The original frame is preserved. It shows faults and losses on the pictorial surface. It shows damage caused by xylophages. Measurements: 187 x 104 cm; 204 x 119 cm (frame). It is a composition full of movement and dynamism, where each one of the characters is studied individually and as a whole, showing different postures and planes. This mastery in the profusion of figures and the mastery of a complex composition. This majestic panel depicts the Assumption of the Virgin, carried body and soul into Heaven, in a triumphal and scenographic manner. Behind her is the Glory, represented by a faint divine light, an elaborate break in the margins of which we see angels in different positions, some looking towards the earth and others towards the Virgin. On the earthly plane, clearly differentiated from the heavenly plane by the line of clouds, the figures gather around the Virgin's open tomb. They are the apostles who, having witnessed Mary's death, marvel at her Assumption. Some of them are depicted with their backs to the tomb, closing a circular composition defined around the tomb, classical and orderly despite the apparent crowding of the figures in favour of the theatricality and, above all, the dynamism of the scene. Most of the figures are shown looking up towards the sky, with their hands raised in surprise as well as veneration, a skilful aspect of the narrative. We see how Mary does not ascend to heaven by her own means, like Christ, but is raised to Paradise by the angels. As is customary in Western art, the artist depicts her bodily Assumption outside the tomb where the apostles had buried her. Formally the work falls within the circle of Pedro Machuca, who is chiefly remembered as the Spanish architect responsible for the design of the Palace of Charles V (begun in 1528) adjacent to the Alcazar in Granada. The details of his life are little known. Born in Toledo, he is said to have been a pupil or friend of Michelangelo and Pontormo. His presence is documented in Italy as early as 1517, when he signed The Virgin and the Souls in Purgatory (Prado), whose style has led him to be associated with the workshop of Raphael. On his return to Spain in 1520, he worked as a painter in the Royal Chapel of Granada, as well as in Jaén, Toledo and Uclés.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 19, 2023
19TH CENTURY, SPANISH SCHOOL. "OUR LADY OF CINTA" or "HOLY FAMILY WITH ST. JOHN". After the model by Pedro Machuca.
Est: €1,000 - €2,500
Oil on board. Reproduction of the well-known work by Pedro Machuca (1490-1550), which was part of the now disappeared altarpiece of Consolation commissioned by the Cathedral of Jaen in 1520, after his stay in Italy. This is a key painting to understand the pictorial work of the artist, who is perhaps better known for his role as an architect. 82 x 68 cm; 97 x 82.5 cm (frame).
Subarna Subastas
Jul. 06, 2023
The Baptism of Christ
Est: £50,000 - £70,000
Property from a European Private Collection Pedro Machuca Toledo c. 1490–1550 Granada The Baptism of Christ oil on panel, unframed 99.8 x 71.3 cm.; 39¼ x 28⅛ in.
Sotheby's
Dec. 15, 2022
19TH CENTURY, SPANISH SCHOOL. "OUR LADY OF CINTA" or "HOLY FAMILY WITH ST. JOHN". After the model by Pedro Machuca.
Est: €1,000 - €2,500
Oil on board. Reproduction of the well-known work by Pedro Machuca (1490-1550), which was part of the now disappeared altarpiece of Consolation commissioned by the Cathedral of Jaen in 1520, after his stay in Italy. This is a key painting to understand the pictorial work of the artist, who is perhaps better known for his role as an architect. 82 x 68 cm; 97 x 82.5 cm (frame).
Subarna Subastas
Dec. 07, 2017
PEDRO MACHUCA | The Baptism of Christ
Est: £30,000 - £40,000
oil and gold on panel
Sotheby's
Oct. 28, 2015
Circle of Pedro Machuca (Toledo circa 1490-1550 Grenada) Christ with Saint
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Circle of Pedro Machuca (Toledo circa 1490-1550 Grenada) Christ with Saint John the Baptist
Bonhams
Jul. 06, 2011
Pedro Machuca (Toledo circa 1490-1550 Grenada) The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria oil on panel 122.2 x 98.4cm (48 1/8 x 38 3/4in).
Bonhams