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Ancient Copper Painting - 17th/18th Century - Madonna With Sleeping Child
The painting is a devotional artwork depicting the Madonna and Child Sleeping, a common subject in sacred art, particularly between the 17th and 18th centuries.
Main Features
Subject and Iconography: The work shows the crowned Virgin Mary in prayerful adoration (with clasped hands) of the Infant Jesus, who rests asleep beside her on a pillow. This iconography of the "Sleeping Child" is often symbolic, prefiguring the death and resurrection of Christ.
Style and Period: The style of the painting suggests an early European production, probably Italian, dating to the 17th or early 18th century, as confirmed by similar works found at auction.
Measures 25 cm x 20 cm
Main Features
Subject and Iconography: The work shows the crowned Virgin Mary in prayerful adoration (with clasped hands) of the Infant Jesus, who rests asleep beside her on a pillow. This iconography of the "Sleeping Child" is often symbolic, prefiguring the death and resurrection of Christ.
Style and Period: The style of the painting suggests an early European production, probably Italian, dating to the 17th or early 18th century, as confirmed by similar works found at auction.
Measures 25 cm x 20 cm
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