EMILIAN SCHOOL OF THE XVII CENTURY. FOLLOWER OF THE ARTIST ELISABETTA SIRANI.
EMILIAN SCHOOL OF THE XVII CENTURY. FOLLOWER OF THE ARTIST ELISABETTA SIRANI. Oil painting on canvas. Clean and reintelato. Size 52x42.5 cm. The Child is performed with a correct anatomy and the flesh shows an excellent pictorial quality despite invasive restorations. It should be noted in the painting in question, that the upper part of the shoulders is narrower than the pelvis, the chest is soft and well drawn and the small nipples are gracefully highlighted, the belly is soft and round where the navel stands out. it can be traced back to the manner of the Sirani workshop. Evidently Elizabeth being a woman knew better the anatomy of a child