Madonna of the milk, 17th century
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17th century Madonna del latte Oil on wood, 27 x 20 cm - with frame 32.5 x 26 cm The subject of the work in question is particularly fascinating for its sweetness and refinement. In fact, it represents the so-called iconography of the Virgo lactans, the Virgin with the breast uncovered, intent on breastfeeding the Child. It is a rare representation, for sweetness and meaning, capable of transmitting the depth of the sense of motherhood, to which the delicate play of glances and gestures contribute. In the first version of the iconography, Mary is represented frontally as the Mother of God and patroness of mothers: the work has an intimate and maternal character and expresses human nature in