Bidspirit auction | PIERRE MIGNARD (Troyes, 1612-Paris, 1695)

PIERRE MIGNARD (Troyes, 1612-Paris, 1695) - Drawing of the Virgin and Child, French School. 17th Century. - Ink and wash on paper. Dimensions: 21 x 16 cm. Sepia composition with subtle washes and vigorous strokes, depicting the Virgin and Child in a loving attitude. The elegant, confident, and fluid strokes reveal the hand of an accomplished academic draftsman. The compositional balance, graceful gestures, and stylized faces are characteristic of Pierre Mignard, a French painter and draftsman of the Classical period. This work is notable for its delicacy and spirituality, reflecting the ideal of beauty and devotion of 17th-century French sacred art.