Lot number 187 - Auction 134
MARIA LACTANS

VENETO CRETAN SCHOOL AROUND 1500 MARIA LACTANS Oil tempera on hardwood panel with two applied sponki on the reverse. Remains of the old gold ground, nimbs punched, partially gold heightened painting. 21 x 17,5 cm (F. 23,5 x 20 cm). Verso: Old Luchtenberg collection number: 'G/m 3'. Part. dam., panel vertically broken, loss of colour. Framed in a kiot and behind glass. Half-length portrait of the Madonna in red bonnet and cloak, holding the nestling Christ child with both hands. Provenance: Luchtenberg Foundation.