Madonna and Child with Saint Michael the Archangel
Tuscan School from the late 16th century
Oil on canvas
Dimensions cm.92 x H. cm.90
Octagonal canvas without frame.
Excellent condition
The painting, excellently crafted, depicts a rather rare composition in ancient painting.
The Madonna is sitting with the Child in her arms, placed in the center of the scene. On the opposite side, in front of her, a young and beautiful Saint Michael dressed in his splendid warrior attire with a feathered helmet on his head, holds the sword and places his right hand on his heart.
The Madonna turns her very sweet face towards the viewer, while the Child's eyes look further away and the Archangel's adoring gaze is directed towards the two protagonists. An intense light radiates the Virgin with the little Jesus and illuminates the figure of Michael more softly, who is in a slightly more backward position, almost in the background.
The bright colors, spread with great balance, revive the clothes of the three characters and contribute, together with the great serenity expressed by the scene, to make the canvas extremely pleasant. The Tuscan origin of the work is evident, inspired by Raphael's famous "Madonna della Seggiola" with the Archangel Michael taking the place of Saint John. The author, working between the 16th and 17th centuries in one of the renowned Florentine workshops, executes the work for a client who asks to include the Warrior Angel, leader of the Celestial Militia and probably his namesake, in the already famous devotional composition.
It is a work of excellent workmanship and great effect as well as of considerable interest due to the rarity of the representation of this Triad which proves to be particularly successful.
We preferred to leave the canvas without a frame in consideration of the excellent result in the wall placement.
All the photographic details of the work on:
https://www.antichitaischia.it/it/prodotto/madonna-col-bambino-e-san-michele-arcangelo
The painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity according to law.
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