AFTER LUIGI SALOMONE (Italian, late 19th century). Santa Maria De Perpetuo Succursu (Our Lady of Perpetual Help), Late 19th century Italian oil painting. Framed. - 17.4 x 14.5 in; frame: 20.5 x 17.5 in Estimate $700-1,000
The painting includes associated symbols to a 15th-century Byzantine icon as follows: (1) The Blessed Virgin Mary - wearing a dress of dark red, in Byzantine iconography the color of the empress, the Queen. (2) The subject shows Mary looking towards the faithful while pointing at her son, Jesus Christ who is frightened by the instruments of crucifixion and is depicted with a fallen sandal. (3) The left side is Saint Michael Archangel - carrying the lance and sponge of the crucifixion of Jesus. (4) On the right side is Saint Gabriel Archangel carrying a 3-bar cross and nails. (5) The Virgin Mary has a star on her forehead signifying her role as Star of the Sea while the cross on the side has been claimed as referring to the Greek monastery which produced the icon.
