Bidspirit auction | Virgin and Child with Saint

Virgin and Child with Saint John. Spanish School. 19th - 20th Century - Oil on canvas depicting the Virgin Mary holding the sleeping Child in her arms and the figure of Saint John on the left. The painting is set against a dark background with a symbolic arch framing the scene. The treatment of the faces, the folds of the drapery, and the melancholic gestures reinforce the devotional intimacy. The work is situated at the transition between late colonial painting and the academic religious models of the following century. Dimensions: 106 x 76 cm and 119 x 87 cm.