Madonna and Child with San Giovannino
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Madonna with Child and San Giovannino, datable to the years of transition between the 17th and 18th centuries. The painting is attributed to Giovanni Segala (Murano 1663 - Venice 1720), an artist very active in the city of Venice and in the hinterland, especially for the ecclesiastical commission, sensitive to the influence of Gregorio Lazzarini. The Madonna and Child with San Giovannino are represented in an atmosphere of Arcadian serenity, according to the canons of the return to equilibrium and classical measure in contrast to the excesses of the Baroque. In the drafting of the painting the painter demonstrates mastery and technical virtuosity, co