Madonna with Child, Angels, and Saints, 18th-Century, Oil on Canvas, Framed

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Oil painting on canvas. North Italian school of the eighteenth-XVIII century. The work of a devotional nature, sees the Madonna, … Read more Oil painting on canvas. North Italian school of the eighteenth-XVIII century. The work of a devotional nature, sees the Madonna, assisted on the clouds and assisted by two angels who support her clothes, is venerated by two saints, on her knees at her feet: on the right the Young woman in princely clothes, at whose feet a royal crown is resting, refers to Elisabetta d'Angheria; On the left, the saint who holds the baby Jesus in his arms is identifiable in San Gaetano to be Thiene. Particular is the game of looks between the various characters, who intertwine together with positions and gestures, to create an almost circular movement. The painting It has been restored and restored. It is presented in a ridiculous ancient frame in the early 1900s, with current different shortcomings (to be restored). This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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