Con decoro y hermosura. De la escultura mariana en la producción de José Rodríguez de la Oliva (1695-1777)

In this article, a value enhancement of the sculptural work of José Rodríguez de la Oliva (La Laguna, 1695-1777) is proposed. Since the restoration of the Immaculate Conception of the Sanctuary of Christ of La Laguna, we propose a reflection on its sculptural ways, through the study and attribution of a series of images distributed by various churches. The prevailing models influence the artist in the seventeenth century, which, generated from the Court, spread throughout the Hispanic territories. His sculptures are the result of the plastic tradition present in the Canary Islands and of the works that reached its shores during the Baroque