Lot number 375 - Auction 147
IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER GALAKTOTROPHOUSA (STILLENDE)

AN ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD GALAKTOTROPHOUSA Veneto-Cretan, 17th century Tempera on wood panel. Executed on a gold ground. The Mother of God holds the Child in her left arm. She turns to the left and turns her head towards the Christ Child. Christ holds his mother's breast. The image of the Christ feeding in the milk from his mother's breast may well be the most evocative representation of his human nature. The comparison between the life-giving milk and the blood flowing from the wounds in Jesus's side, granting humanity life and salvation, creates the theological context that connects the Mother of God Galaktotrophousa with Christ's suffering. Minimally restored. 23 x 20 cm (without frame).