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Circle of Francesco de Mura — Madonna And Child With The Infant Saint John The Baptist
Circle of Francesco de Mura

Madonna And Child With The Infant Saint John The Baptist

A luminous depiction of the Madonna tenderly cradling the Christ Child, with the Infant Saint John the Baptist in devoted attendance, rendered in the graceful, elegant style associated with the Neapolitan master Francesco de Mura. The composition is suffused with soft, warm tonality and refined draughtsmanship characteristic of the 18th-century Neapolitan school, with figures displaying gentle expressions of sacred intimacy. The oval format lends the work an intimate, devotional quality befitting this tender gathering of holy figures.

Medium
oil on canvas, an oval

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Masters Online

January 21, 2019

Estimate: $4,000$6,000

Lot 1030

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Circle of Francesco de Mura, Madonna And Child With The Infant Saint John The Baptist

A luminous depiction of the Madonna tenderly cradling the Christ Child, with the Infant Saint John the Baptist in devoted attendance, rendered in the graceful, elegant style associated with the Neapolitan master Francesco de Mura. The composition is suffused with soft, warm tonality and refined draughtsmanship characteristic of the 18th-century Neapolitan school, with figures displaying gentle expressions of sacred intimacy. The oval format lends the work an intimate, devotional quality befitting this tender gathering of holy figures.

Medium
oil on canvas, an oval
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Devotional Mood, Old Master, Madonna and Child, Italian Painter, Baroque, Oval Format, Religious Subject, 18th Century, Warm Tones, Neapolitan School, Oil on Canvas