Oil painting on canvas ,Italian school,Madonna and Child on flower garland-seventeenth century

This painting is an oil on canvas of the Italian school dating from the 17th century. It depicts a Madonna and Child within a garland of flowers, set in a gilded wood oval frame. Details of the Work The work belongs to a pictorial genre popular in the Baroque period, characterized by collaboration between specialists: a painter for the central figures and a "florist" for the rich ornamental garland. Subject: In the center of the composition are the Virgin and Child Jesus, surrounded by a variety of flowers including tulips, roses, and anemones. Meaning: These flowers often had symbolic value, representing both the purity of the Virgin and sometimes the transience of life. Style: The contrast between the dark background and the bright colors of the flowers is typical of seventeenth-century Italian production, with influences that could also have come from the Flemish school active in Rome at that time. Technical Specifications. mis.canvas 73.5x60.5 frame 86x76