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MELCHITE, 18TH CENTURY
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THE NURSING MOTHER OF GOD
MELCHITE, 18TH CENTURY
Shown half-length, the Mother of God looking at the viewer while embracing and breastfeeding the Baby, him portrayed with curly, shoulder-length hair, two angels praying at the upper corners, the flesh rendered with saturated pink and dark shades, the decoration of the trimmings emulating stone encrustation, the haloes with punched foliate scrolls, against a deep green and bright gold background, an Arabic inscription at the lower part, the frame garnished with floral patterns
22¼ x 17½ in. (56.4 x 44.5 cm)
MELCHITE, 18TH CENTURY
Shown half-length, the Mother of God looking at the viewer while embracing and breastfeeding the Baby, him portrayed with curly, shoulder-length hair, two angels praying at the upper corners, the flesh rendered with saturated pink and dark shades, the decoration of the trimmings emulating stone encrustation, the haloes with punched foliate scrolls, against a deep green and bright gold background, an Arabic inscription at the lower part, the frame garnished with floral patterns
22¼ x 17½ in. (56.4 x 44.5 cm)
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