Painter of the 17th century

Painter of the 17th century
pair
of paintings REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE MARIEN LIVE OIL

on canvas. Doubled. In high oval.
Each 52 x 33 cm.
In decorative frame.

The first painting belongs to the Birth of Mary. In an interior with a curtain hanging slightly from the ceiling, the foreground shows the newborn Mary in a white sheet, held by a young woman. In front of it a tub filled with water and in a red dress another woman in a red dress, who is bringing a water jug. In the background, Saint Anne, exhausted from giving birth, is seen talking to a woman next to her. The birth of Mary by St. Anne is often associated with customs around birth and the puerperium. This also includes the ablution after the birth shown here.
The second painting shows the offering of Jesus in the temple. It shows Mary in a red robe with a blue coat, holding the boy Jesus in her hands and showing him to a priest. According to the biblical law of Moses, the woman was considered unclean for 40 days after the birth of a boy. After these days she had to give a dove or two turtledoves to a priest as a cleansing sacrifice. The painting takes up this theme in the most precise manner. At the lower edge of the picture Joseph is shown in a brown robe, holding a cage in which two turtledoves can be recognized. Both paintings are paintings in predominantly beige-brown colouring, loosened up by red and white garments, with skilful chiaroscuro. (12417515) (18) Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.