Italian school; c. 1600.

Italian school; Inspired by ANGELINO MEDORO model (Italy, 1567-1631); c. 1600.
"Madonna of silence".
Oil on copper.
Measurements: 22,5 x 16,5 cm; 32 x 27 cm (frame).
This work follows the model imposed by Angelino Medoro whose work is in the Museum of Fine Arts of Seville and was made around 1622. Although it is true that in this case the presence of Saint Joseph is not appreciated, nor Saint Dominic. In this case the author focuses the scene only on the Virgin, the Child, who is sleeping and St. Johnny who looks directly at the viewer and brings his index finger to his lips demanding silence to whoever observes the scene.
Angelino Medoro was an Italian painter of the 17th century, active in Latin America. His work in the Viceroyalty of Peru greatly influenced the artistic movement of the Cuzco school. It is believed that Medoro studied art in Rome, then traveled to Seville and the New Kingdom of Granada (present-day Colombia). His only surviving work of European art was the painting "Flagellation of Christ" (1586) in Seville. Medoro, along with Bernardo Bitti and Matteo da Lecce (or Matteo Perez de Alesio in Spanish) were the three founders of Peruvian colonial painting. His earliest work in America was Virgen de la Antigua (1587-1588) in the church of Santo Domingo in Bogota. In 1617, he painted a portrait of Santa Rosa de Lima in the Sanctuary of Santa Rosa de Lima (also known as the Church of Santa Rosa in Lima). His pupils included Pedro de Loayza (or Pedro Loayza), Luis de Riaño and Juan de Mesa. Medoro returned to Spain after 1620 and died in Seville in 1631.