Sale 215 Lot 181

ITALIAN OIL PAINTING DEPICTING THE MATER DOLOROSA OR VIRGIN OF SORROWS 19th century or earlier Unsigned. Oil-on-canvas portrait of the Virgin Mary; the composition is deeply influenced by Italian Baroque traditions, utilizing tenebrism to emerge the subject from a dark. Mary is draped in a teal gown and a heavy brown veil that casts a gentle shadow over her face, emphasizing her downward gaze and interior spiritual intensity. Her hands are tightly clasped in her lap, holding a white cloth that serves as a poignant iconographic element within this somber devotional work. The artwork is presented in a multi-tiered gilded frame. 52.5 x 38 inches; frame 62.5 x 48 inches
$800-1,200