Sacred scene - oil painting on glass, late 18th century

Refined oil-on-glass painting from the late 18th century, depicting a sacred scene with the Madonna, St. Joseph and the Child Jesus.The work was part of a larger series referable to a Stations of the Cross, as suggested by the format and compositional setting typical of devotional cycles.The pictorial quality, evident in the rendering of the faces, drapery and construction of the scene, reveals an expert hand and a good level of production, far from purely popular circles.The glass support gives particular luminosity to the colors, with an accurate technique typical of late 18th-century production.Frame not coeval.Period: late 18th centuryTechnique: oil on glassPainting dimensions: 22.3 x 19 cmMeasures with frame: 27.5 x 23 cmPreservation status: Good overall condition, with signs of time compatible with age.