Italian school; XVIII century.

Italian school; XVIII century.
"Madonna and Child.
Carved wood and polychrome.
It presents faults, restorations and polychromy of the 19th century.
Measurements: 45 x 16 x 11 cm.
Sculpture carved with polychrome of later period in which the Virgin is appreciated holding the Child in her arms. Both wear crowns and the carving of the Virgin's hand indicates that originally she carried one more attribute.
The carving presented here is an iconography that combines divine power and grace with the happy innocence and humble condition of God incarnate. The presence of the Virgin, in spite of the fact that none of the figures establishes visual contact between them, conveys the bond between Jesus and his mother, which allows Mary to act as an intermediary, as an advocate for the human race before Christ at the moment of the Last Judgment.