Our Lady of Waiting with St. Anne - oil on canvas applied to panel, late 18th century

A small devotional painting depicting the Virgin Mary in the iconography of Our Lady of Expectation, depicted as she brings her hands to her belly in a recollected and meditative attitude, a gesture that alludes to her impending motherhood.Behind her appears the figure of St. Anne, the Virgin's mother, a discreet presence that accompanies the scene and reinforces its familiar and spiritual significance.The composition, set against a dark background, highlights the sweetness of the faces and the delicate modulation of the complexions. The blue mantle of the Virgin and the intimate atmosphere give the work a character typical of domestic devotional painting of the late 18th century.The painting is made in oil on canvas applied to panel and is set in a carved wooden frame gilded with pure gold.Painting dimensions: 12.5 × 10 cmDimensions with frame: 16 × 18 cmGood state of preservation with normal patina of time.