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- Feb 17, 2017
Copy. Madonna with a child. Pompeo Batoni.
Commission_old- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Year
- 2017
Close-up half-length view of the Virgin embracing the Christ Child, her cheek pressed to his as he reaches toward her face.
- Style
- Academic
- Mood
- Serene
- Themes
- Religion · Women · Children
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- Shipping
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EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
Over 100 cm: rolled in a tube
Smaller works: boxed canvas
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About this work
The composition is cropped tightly to the Virgin's face and shoulders as she tilts her head down toward the infant Christ, who twists in her arms to look up and touches her cheek with one hand. Her other arm supports him from below, and the two heads nearly touch in a tender, intimate exchange.
Pale, luminous skin tones are set against a near-black background, with soft blended modeling and a gentle glow concentrated on the two faces. The smooth academic finish and restrained palette produce a quiet, devotional mood centered on maternal tenderness.
