Spanish school (XX) - Santa Ana enseñando a leer a la virgen

Religious oil painting on canvas, attributed to Pilar Álvarez de Sotomayor y Castro (1908–1993), daughter of the renowned painter Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor.

The scene depicts Saint Anne teaching the Virgin Mary to read, accompanied by Saint Joachim. A Baroque-inspired work, with a balanced composition, warm lighting, and special attention to the expressions of the figures and their garments.

It is presented in an elegant frame of gilded wood, green polychromy, decorated with vegetal motifs. It shows normal signs of the passage of time. See the photographs as part of the description.

From a private collection. It will be carefully packed and protected for shipment.