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Virgin Mary and Child Oil Painting
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Virgin Mary and Child Oil Painting

18th century
Description

After Bartolome Esteban Murillo

Virgin Mary and Child

Oil on canvas

68 x 48.5cm.; 26¾ x 19in

Unframed

After the original in Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Physical Dimensions
Height
68cm (26.77")
Width
48.5cm (19.09")
Declaration

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this Madonna and Child Oil Painting to the 18th Century.

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SA1163481
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Description
After Bartolome Esteban Murillo

Virgin Mary and Child

Oil on canvas

68 x 48.5cm.; 26¾ x 19in

Unframed

After the original in Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Height
68cm (26.77")
Width
48.5cm (19.09")
Date of Manufacture

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this Madonna and Child Oil Painting to the 18th Century.

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SA1163481
Country Homes Antiques Stirling
Country Homes Antiques Stirling
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2016

Fine period furniturnishings-timeless design

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A Baroque style oil painting depicting the Virgin Mary in draped red and blue garments holding the infant Christ Child against a dark background.
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A Baroque style oil painting depicting the Virgin Mary in draped red and blue garments holding the infant Christ Child against a dark background.
Virgin Mary and child oil painting
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A Baroque style oil painting depicting the Virgin Mary in draped red and blue garments holding the infant Christ Child against a dark background.
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Madonna and Child paintings depict the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus and represent one of the most prominent subjects in Christian art. During the Renaissance and Baroque periods, artists used these compositions to convey theological themes of divine love, human tenderness, and devotional reverence through realistic drapery and chiaroscuro lighting.

Artists during the Baroque period primarily utilised natural oil pigments mixed with linseed or walnut oil binders, applied onto hand-stretched linen or canvas supports. Ground gesso layers prepared the canvas surface, while multiple thin glazes derived from organic and mineral pigments created depth and luminous skin tones.

Authentic historic oil paintings display natural craquelure patterns, which are fine networks of age-related cracking throughout the paint layer. Examination of the stretcher frame, hand-woven canvas texture, surface varnish oxidisation, and visible brushwork provides key structural evidence of period creation.

A dark devotional oil painting can be paired with contemporary minimalist furniture or hung above a timber sideboard to create balanced visual contrast. Setting rich figurative artwork against neutral, muted wall colours allows the subject matter to act as a clear focal point.

Preserve oil paintings by hanging them away from direct sunlight, excess humidity, and fluctuating heat sources. Loose surface dust should be removed gently with a soft, dry brush, while any deep cleaning or varnish restoration must be conducted by a professional art conservator.
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