Lotto 346 | A LARGE LATE RENAISSANCE BLOODSTONE CAMEO. MADONNA WITH THE CHILD.

Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma

A LARGE LATE RENAISSANCE BLOODSTONE CAMEO. MADONNA WITH THE CHILD.

A LARGE LATE RENAISSANCE BLOODSTONE CAMEO. MADONNA WITH THE CHILD.

Probably 16th century

55x75x24 mm

Her shoulders and back covered by a cloak, the nimbus with lilies on the head, the long hair finely chiseled with very thin and wavy lines. With both hands she holds the holy child, also with a nimbus with lilies. The woman looks to the right with her face tilted downwards in three-quarters, while the child with his face tilted upwards in three-quarters with a tender gaze. The work is carved in high relief with great skill. Probably Italian. Beautiful execution. Missing on the edge.

Provenance: From the Chenel collection, Paris; U.K. private collection.