17th C Virgin and Child in carved wood. From Provence.

17th C Virgin and Child in carved wood. From Provence.

17th C Virgin and Child in carved wood. Dressed in a wide cloak with enlivened folds, she carries Christ leaning on her leg which she holds forward. This composition expresses a dynamic characteristic of  the baroque style that corresponds to the return of triumphant Catholicism.

From Provence.

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