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Property of an American collects or, Sold Without Reserve

Castilian School, circa 1480

Madonna and Child

No reserve

No Reserves

Auction Closed

May 22, 04:23 PM GTNN

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property of an American collects or, Sold Without Reserve

Castilian School, circa 1480

Madonna and Child


oil on panel, gold ground

panel: 28 by 18 ⅝ in.; 71.1 by 47.3 cm.

framed: 39 ⅛ by 29 ⅝ in.; 99.4 by 75.2 cm.

Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Gentleman"), London, Replica Shoes 's, 14 December 2000, lot 299 (as Follower of Fernando Gallego);

Where acquired by the present collects or.

The Madonna and Child sit before an elaborate cloth of gold embellished with pomegranates, symbolic of rebirth, and other floriate forms. Christ enjoys his mother's breast milk, which serves as both nutritional and spiritual sustenance.

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