Virgin Mary Christ Child Saint Francis unknown school carracci
Virgin Mary offers the Christ Child to Saint Francis unknown from school of carracci (1598)
The Carraccis were a Bolognese family of artists that played an instrumental role in bringing forth the Baroque style in painting. Three members of the family, Ludovico Carracci and his cousins Agostino Carracci and Annibale Carracci, rose to artistic prominence in the last quarter of the 16th century. Jointly they effected an artistic reform that overthrew Mannerist aesthetics and initiated the Baroque.
They worked together so closely in their early years that in many cases scholars have found it difficult to distinguish between their hands. A conscious experimentation with style was a hallmark of the early Carracci Academy as the Carracci attempted to reform the chilly, abstruse elegance of the prevailing late mannerist style with an infusion of nature, comprehensibility, human warmth, and authentic expression.
In this work, a devoted Saint Francis receives the Holy Child from the blessed Virgin Mary, who gazes down in benevolence. Two angels witness this scene, while one of saint Francis' brothers remains amazed on the left side of the painting.
This image is a public domain image, which means either that copyright has expired in the image or the copyright holder has waived their copyright. Franciscan Gallery charges for the access to high resolution copy of the image. Manually restoration was necessary in order to improve quality, without covering the original image.
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