Italian school (XVII) - Madonna del Sangue con il Bambino
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Madonna del Sangue con il Bambino, 1600, an oil on canvas painting from Italy by the Scuola Italiana (XVII), measuring 36 x 27 cm and unsigned.
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Madonna of the Blood with the Child
Scope: Italian devotional painter / Alpine region
Oil on canvas (repainted)
Period: 1600/1650
Measurements: 36 x 27 cm
*** Work offered without reserve price
Inscriptions: painted cartouche at the bottom with a Latin inscription partially legible, apparently referring to the Virgin; additional epigraphic and symbolic elements are present on the mantle.
Condition: fair in relation to the age and the conservation history of the work.
Description and iconography
The painting depicts the Madonna of the Blood, shown frontally and crowned, with the Child Jesus in front of the bust. The Virgin wears a broad dark mantle, decorated with stars and golden symbolic motifs, while a large radiating halo emphasizes its sacred nature. The Child is also nimbate and blesses with his right hand.
Particularly significant is the motif of drops and traces of blood on the Virgin’s face, clearly highlighted on the forehead, along the nose and at the lower part of the visage. This detail constitutes the distinctive iconographic element of the image and refers to the tradition of miraculous images of the Madonna of the Blood.
The composition has a strongly hieratic and devotional character: frontal composition, anatomical simplification, fixed looks and the use of gold, red and blue-black confer the image with an almost iconic presence. Rather than pursuing painterly naturalism, the author seems to privilege the cultic function of the image.
Stylistic observations
The work appears to derive from an older iconographic prototype, reproduced according to modes typical of popular devotional painting. The strongly frontal construction of the Virgin, the Child superimposed on the mother figure, the elaborate crown, and the starry mantle suggest a revival of a revered image.
The painting shows a relatively synthetic technique, with marked contours and highlights that define faces, drapery and ornaments. The decorations of the crown and mantle are achieved through small brushstrokes intended to simulate precious stones, embroidery and metallic applications.
General condition: signs of wear and defects consistent with the period of the work
With certificate of sale and legitimate provenance
Seller's Story
Magnolia Arte
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Magnolia Arte was born from a passion for art and from the experience gained in study, selection and enhancement of works destined for collecting.
The auction house and gallery operates in the art market with particular attention to antique, modern and contemporary painting, offering carefully selected works for historical-artistic interest, quality and collectible value.
Each work is presented through a path of in-depth study that, where applicable, considers historical and stylistic context, attribution, condition, provenance and bibliographic and comparative references. For works that require it, studies, expertise and diagnostic deepening can also be prepared.
COLLECTING WITH DISCERNMENT
For Magnolia Arte, purchasing a work means entering into a relationship with a unique object, a witness of an era, of a culture and of the artist’s sensibility.
For this reason we accompany the collector not only in the choice, but also in the understanding and valorizations of the work, offering a direct, confidential and professional relationship.
Translated by Google TranslateMadonna of the Blood with the Child
Scope: Italian devotional painter / Alpine region
Oil on canvas (repainted)
Period: 1600/1650
Measurements: 36 x 27 cm
*** Work offered without reserve price
Inscriptions: painted cartouche at the bottom with a Latin inscription partially legible, apparently referring to the Virgin; additional epigraphic and symbolic elements are present on the mantle.
Condition: fair in relation to the age and the conservation history of the work.
Description and iconography
The painting depicts the Madonna of the Blood, shown frontally and crowned, with the Child Jesus in front of the bust. The Virgin wears a broad dark mantle, decorated with stars and golden symbolic motifs, while a large radiating halo emphasizes its sacred nature. The Child is also nimbate and blesses with his right hand.
Particularly significant is the motif of drops and traces of blood on the Virgin’s face, clearly highlighted on the forehead, along the nose and at the lower part of the visage. This detail constitutes the distinctive iconographic element of the image and refers to the tradition of miraculous images of the Madonna of the Blood.
The composition has a strongly hieratic and devotional character: frontal composition, anatomical simplification, fixed looks and the use of gold, red and blue-black confer the image with an almost iconic presence. Rather than pursuing painterly naturalism, the author seems to privilege the cultic function of the image.
Stylistic observations
The work appears to derive from an older iconographic prototype, reproduced according to modes typical of popular devotional painting. The strongly frontal construction of the Virgin, the Child superimposed on the mother figure, the elaborate crown, and the starry mantle suggest a revival of a revered image.
The painting shows a relatively synthetic technique, with marked contours and highlights that define faces, drapery and ornaments. The decorations of the crown and mantle are achieved through small brushstrokes intended to simulate precious stones, embroidery and metallic applications.
General condition: signs of wear and defects consistent with the period of the work
With certificate of sale and legitimate provenance
Seller's Story
Magnolia Arte
Auctions · Works of Art · Expertise
Magnolia Arte was born from a passion for art and from the experience gained in study, selection and enhancement of works destined for collecting.
The auction house and gallery operates in the art market with particular attention to antique, modern and contemporary painting, offering carefully selected works for historical-artistic interest, quality and collectible value.
Each work is presented through a path of in-depth study that, where applicable, considers historical and stylistic context, attribution, condition, provenance and bibliographic and comparative references. For works that require it, studies, expertise and diagnostic deepening can also be prepared.
COLLECTING WITH DISCERNMENT
For Magnolia Arte, purchasing a work means entering into a relationship with a unique object, a witness of an era, of a culture and of the artist’s sensibility.
For this reason we accompany the collector not only in the choice, but also in the understanding and valorizations of the work, offering a direct, confidential and professional relationship.
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Artist
Italian school (XVII)
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Title of artwork
Madonna del Sangue con il Bambino
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
1600
Condition
Fair condition
Height
36 cm
Width
27 cm
Period
17th century
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