Sconosciuto - Madonna con Bambino

Beautiful oil on canvas depicting one of the most classic images of Christian iconography: the Madonna with the child Jesus in her arms.

. The depiction is very beautiful, with the figures in the foreground rendered delicate by pastel shades, illuminated uniformly and in contrast with the dark background.
The Child holds a fruit in one hand . . . it could be an apple and therefore the reference would be to the original sin or, alternatively, a pomegranate and in this case the reference would instead be to the passion: for the colour of the seeds and of the juice, the pomegranate recalls blood, becoming a symbol of the martyrdom of Christ.
A fruitful martyrdom, however, like the fruit full of seeds, a symbol of the new life given to humanity.