"Madonna And Child And Saint John The Baptist, Italy XVIth Century"
Madonna with Child and Saint John the Baptist, oil on canvas by a 16th century Italian master. The Virgin in profile holds Jesus standing on her knees, the latter handing the young Saint John the Baptist a carnation. Quality work, full of delicacy, and presented in a very good state of conservation. Period giltwood frame, original stretcher and canvas. Magnificent network of cracks. Total dimensions: 51 X 41 cm, and 44 X 35 for the canvas alone.