After Esteban Murillo - Inmaculada Concepción - 70 x 80 cm






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19th-century engraving titled 'Immaculée Conception,' based on the famous iconography developed by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, a Sevillian painter of the 17th century. Murillo was one of the leading figures of Spanish Baroque, and his treatment of the Immaculate Conception became a canonical model for subsequent religious art.
The image shows the Virgin Mary standing on a cloud, with her hands crossed over her chest and surrounded by cherubs. Her elevated gaze and the arrangement of the angels convey an atmosphere of purity and ascension. This type of representation responds to the theological dictates of the Council of Trent and the iconographic recommendations of Francisco Pacheco, although Murillo added a sweetness and luminosity of his own.
The engraving, created in the 19th century, faithfully reproduces this composition, probably based on one of Murillo's original versions preserved in the Museo del Prado or in European collections. The printing technique, along with the ornamental gold frame, suggests that it was conceived as a devotional object for domestic or institutional use.
This type of work has historical and artistic value, not only for its graphic quality but also for its role in the dissemination of the Marian image in the Catholic world.
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Translated by Google Translate19th-century engraving titled 'Immaculée Conception,' based on the famous iconography developed by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, a Sevillian painter of the 17th century. Murillo was one of the leading figures of Spanish Baroque, and his treatment of the Immaculate Conception became a canonical model for subsequent religious art.
The image shows the Virgin Mary standing on a cloud, with her hands crossed over her chest and surrounded by cherubs. Her elevated gaze and the arrangement of the angels convey an atmosphere of purity and ascension. This type of representation responds to the theological dictates of the Council of Trent and the iconographic recommendations of Francisco Pacheco, although Murillo added a sweetness and luminosity of his own.
The engraving, created in the 19th century, faithfully reproduces this composition, probably based on one of Murillo's original versions preserved in the Museo del Prado or in European collections. The printing technique, along with the ornamental gold frame, suggests that it was conceived as a devotional object for domestic or institutional use.
This type of work has historical and artistic value, not only for its graphic quality but also for its role in the dissemination of the Marian image in the Catholic world.
Certified shipping and good packaging.
