École espagnole (XVIII) - Vierge des Douleurs





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Vierge des Douleurs, oil painting by the Spanish School from the eighteenth century, origin Spain, Baroque style depicting religion, 55 × 45 cm, sold with frame, in acceptable condition.
Description from the seller
Virgin of Sorrows. Oil painting in the Baroque tradition. 18th century.
Interesting devotional painting from the 18th century that represents the Virgin of Sorrows, one of the most intense iconographies deeply rooted in the Spanish religious tradition. The image shows the Virgin with raised eyes, a gesture of restrained pain, and the chest pierced by the symbolic sword, an attribute that alludes to the Seven Sorrows of Mary and reinforces the strong emotional character of the composition.
The work fully responds to the language of religious Baroque painting, with a scenographic construction based on a dark background, the concentration of light on the face and hands, and an studied expressiveness that directs all the viewer’s attention toward the interior feeling of the figure. Notable are the delicacy of the facial modeling, the softness of the flesh tones, the elegance of the drawing, and the treatment of the drapery in rich blues, all within a formulation with a strong devotional sense and notable visual presence.
From a technical standpoint, it is a work of careful execution, connectable to the Spanish school of Baroque tradition, following iconographic models widely diffused in 18th‑century religious painting. The composition shows balance, quality in the resolution of volumes, and proper hierarchy of lights, aspects that reinforce its artistic and decorative interest.
As for its state of conservation, the painted surface shows generalized craquelure of age, coherent with its chronology, as well as occasional losses of the pictorial layer and signs of interventions or old retouches visible in different areas. Superficial darkening and varnish alteration are also observed, circumstances common in this type of works, which do not prevent appreciating its iconographic intensity or its general appeal. Taken together, it retains a very notable presence and an undeniable interest for collectors of religious painting, Baroque art, and sacral ambiance pieces.
The frame will be sent as a gift, with no value for appraisal purposes.
Seller's Story
Virgin of Sorrows. Oil painting in the Baroque tradition. 18th century.
Interesting devotional painting from the 18th century that represents the Virgin of Sorrows, one of the most intense iconographies deeply rooted in the Spanish religious tradition. The image shows the Virgin with raised eyes, a gesture of restrained pain, and the chest pierced by the symbolic sword, an attribute that alludes to the Seven Sorrows of Mary and reinforces the strong emotional character of the composition.
The work fully responds to the language of religious Baroque painting, with a scenographic construction based on a dark background, the concentration of light on the face and hands, and an studied expressiveness that directs all the viewer’s attention toward the interior feeling of the figure. Notable are the delicacy of the facial modeling, the softness of the flesh tones, the elegance of the drawing, and the treatment of the drapery in rich blues, all within a formulation with a strong devotional sense and notable visual presence.
From a technical standpoint, it is a work of careful execution, connectable to the Spanish school of Baroque tradition, following iconographic models widely diffused in 18th‑century religious painting. The composition shows balance, quality in the resolution of volumes, and proper hierarchy of lights, aspects that reinforce its artistic and decorative interest.
As for its state of conservation, the painted surface shows generalized craquelure of age, coherent with its chronology, as well as occasional losses of the pictorial layer and signs of interventions or old retouches visible in different areas. Superficial darkening and varnish alteration are also observed, circumstances common in this type of works, which do not prevent appreciating its iconographic intensity or its general appeal. Taken together, it retains a very notable presence and an undeniable interest for collectors of religious painting, Baroque art, and sacral ambiance pieces.
The frame will be sent as a gift, with no value for appraisal purposes.

