Francesco Trevisani, Lot n° 438

THE MADONNA WITH JESUS AND JOHN THE DEPTHER Oil on canvas. Doubled. 50,5 x 39,5 cm. In front of a dark brown background the Virgin Mary in an old pink dress and blue coat, her lowered head covered with a white cloth. In front of her in a wooden crib lying the sleeping baby Jesus. She lifts the shining white cloth with which it was covered and shows it to John the Baptist, standing at the right edge of the picture, wearing a robe of fur, holding a cross-rod with the banner "Ecce Agnus Dei" and looking at Jesus. On the lower left side of the picture there is a table with a red blanket on which a book is placed and a copper vase with rose blossom, the colour of which is repeated in Mary's dress. Typical motif and colourfulness for the Italian artist. (12214716) (10)