Precious Virgin and Child in polychrome stucco, ca. 1900.

Beautiful polychrome stucco carving principos twentieth century, which introduces us to the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus in her arms, wearing a crown that identifies her as Queen of Heaven. The figure is worked with a strong natural interest, determining a figure moved and bodily away from symbolic conventions found in previous representations. It has a rich crown, where gold and precious stones intuit topped with vegetable forms. The broad mantle folds bombastic subject on the left holding the baby, resulting in creases front of exquisite beauty. The veil that covers the head area has a beautiful floral decoration trying to imitate a rich fabric, and mantle of a soft cobalt blue parallel lines cover it completely. The lower mantle appears again decorated with golden flowers border run, that provide greater magnificence to FIG. The pose of the Virgin, based on the movement of arms flooded the space, and having one foot ahead of the other, make greater naturalism and dynamism, assimilating this virgin-mother as a woman and not as a Madonna-throne. With the left hand holding the child and the right holds what looks like a scepter or staff, which unfortunately appears fractured. The face of both the Virgin and the child's soft features is based more on the use of polychromy in pronounced forms. The gesture of the Virgin seems to indicate acceptance of his fate and the universality of his redeeming act, its willingness to embrace all men. By this way of presenting the Child referred to as evening sacrifice her future, emphasize avoiding bloody and dramatic aspects found in other carvings of the time. The Virgin appears not smiling but quiet, staring downward, toward the viewer. This gesture will show regret for the sufferings that await her son, still almost a baby, and engaged in a dialogue with the faithful seeking move your mind, move him to compassion.This is a beautiful piece that aims to show naturalism, Virgin filed a friendly and simple. Both the arrangement and decoration drapery crown, and by the shape of the feet are in this Virgin Nordic influence is clearly differentiated alternatives regarding Italian classical model commonly used in this type of sizes. The figure is based on a quadrangular base and an open bracket attached additionally plant forms, which serves for attaching it to a wall if desired. The piece has some faults in the bracket, and missing some parts as the scepter or the child's hands, but it's certainly a Virgin of extreme beauty.Beautiful and decorative religious piece that can not miss.Dimensions: 92 x 32 cm (including the bracket)