"Madonna In Prayer – Oil Painting On Copper"
The oil painting on copper depicts the praying Madonna, an iconography that was very popular during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in private devotional settings. The face is framed by a golden yellow veil that falls delicately on the shoulders. The facial expression is sweet and the gaze is modestly directed downwards. The hands are clasped in front of the chest. A halo of light surrounds the Virgin's head, highlighting the divine nature of the figure.
Italian School of the seventeenth-eighteenth century, within a frame the carved and gilded wood of the early twentieth century.
Delightful collector's copper.
cm. 15.5x11.5 without frame
cm.37x28.5 including frame