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European, Baroque, 17th to 18th century. A striking oil on canvas painting of Madonna mounted on a wooden panel within an antique frame. The bust-length depiction of the Virgin Mary is rendered in a dramatic realist style that was oftentimes employed when portraying religious subjects during the Baroque period. Most notable is the tenebrism, a dramatic use of light and shadow; a strong sense of naturalism to emphasize the subjects' veristic appearance - notice the convincing contours of her eye beds, nasolabial folds, and clavicles - as well as a romantic sense of spirituality and emotion captured by her solemn visage, with downcast eyes and pursed lips, bathed in holy light. A beautiful religious painting mounted in an antique frame with attractive burl wood veneers. Size (sight view): 9.25" L x 6.5" W (23.5 cm x 16.5 cm) Size (frame): 14.125" L x 11.5" W (35.9 cm x 29.2 cm)

Provenance: private Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA collection; acquired via descent from father; originally purchased from Alfred Otto Muller Gallery in Cologne, Germany

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#178040

  • Condition: Surface wear with craquelure commensurate with age. Minute loss to left edge. Please note, the painting is oil on canvas mounted on a wood panel. Handwritten inscriptions on verso of board are difficult to decipher. There is a label for Alfred Otto Muller gallery of Cologne, Germany on the verso of the frame. Old metal loop for former suspension. Frame shows abrasions and losses commensurate with age.

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