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Beautiful 1822 Drawing of a Madonna and Child after Bernadino Luini

Beautiful 1822 Drawing of a Madonna and Child after Bernadino Luini

This beautiful drawing was done by Swiss artist Henri Steiner in 1822. Steiner has noted at the bottom of the page that he worked after a Madonna and Child by the northern Italian artist Bernardino Luini who was part of a circle around Leonardo da Vinci, and was famous for his exquisite Madonnas.

February 3 2010 | Posted in 19th Century, Christianity, Drawings, Italy, Switzerland | Read More »

Cuzco School Painting on Wood – Madonna of the Miracles

Cuzco School Painting on Wood – Madonna of the Miracles

Cuzco School Painting
Madonna of the Miracles
Painting of crucifix on reverse.
The figure of the madonna is surrounded by three ex voto style scenes of miracles at which she appears to rescue or give solace to the victim.
The reverse is a dark and somewhat frighting vision of a cross, with a figure from a religious brotherhood in [...]

March 21 2009 | Posted in 18th Century, 19th Century, Christianity, Folk Art, Religious Folk Art | Read More »

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