Antique Painting Religious Subject Oil on Canvas XVIII Century

Features

Artwork title:  Gesù e i bambini

Artistic school:  Central-Italian school

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Subject:  Biblical scene

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Oil on Canvas

Description : Gesù e i bambini

Oil on canvas, applied on panel. Central Italian school of the 18th century. It depicts the evangelical episode in which Jesus welcomes the children to himself, urging his disciples not to push them away: "Let the children come to me, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven". The scene is full of figures that overlap and intertwine: in the foreground Jesus seated on the right, opens his arms in a sign of welcoming the children who approach him, urged by their mothers; in the background the disciples, with Peter recognizable in the center who tries to push a boy away, but their gaze is turned to Christ, who looks at them and urges them to welcome them. In the background of the scene some architecture appears, in particular the pyramid stands out which symbolically represents the tension, the ascent towards the top. The painting has an evident lack of canvas in the center, patched with the application of a wooden panel to the back. It has other small traces of widespread restoration. It is presented in a 19th century frame.

Product Condition:
Product in decent condition showing some signs of wear. We try to present the real condition as completely as possible with the photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is reported in the description is valid.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 210
Width: 163
Depth: 5

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 198
Width: 151