Andalusian school, ca. 1700. Lot n° 33

Andalusian school, ca. 1700. "Bust of the Virgin. Oil on panel. Presents faults and repainting. With illegible label on the back. Measurements: 16 x 11.5 cm; 27 x 23 cm (frame). The small table that occupies us, which could well remember the style of Juan Ruiz Soriano, worthy representative of the Sevillian school, shows the effigy of the Virgin Mary. On an indeterminate dark background, the image of Mary stands out, wearing a very simple cloth that allows us to see her hair. Represented very young, she bows her head, lowering her gaze and thus highlighting the virtue of humility. The fineness of her features and the beauty of her proportions stand out, and are highlighted even more thanks to the white light that focuses on Mary's face. Seventeenth-century art likes to represent feelings, and, in this case, it has succeeded in showing a girl, Mary, humble and totally submissive to God's will.