{"product_id":"la-vision-de-saint-georges-devant-la-vierge-a-l-enfant","title":"The Vision of Saint George before the Virgin and Child, Italian school, late 16th century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"714\"\u003eItalian School, late 16th – early 17th century\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"717\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas – 62 × 50 cm (24.4’’ × 19.6’’)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"766\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance: Bonne Fontaine Abbey, Ardennes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003eUnder a golden Italian sky, light opens onto a celestial vision:\u003cbr data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"945\"\u003ethe Virgin and Child appear in the clouds, blessing the saints gathered in silent fervor.\u003cbr data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1055\"\u003eIn the foreground, Saint George bows in prayer, while Saint Francis of Assisi, bearing the stigmata, contemplates the scene with reverence.\u003cbr data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003eA kneeling prelate and an adoring angel complete this spiritual symphony where every gaze, every gesture, every hand conveys faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1601\"\u003eThis painting, from a workshop in northern Italy – probably Lombardy or Emilia-Romagna – is part of the vibrant breath of late Mannerism, between the harmony of the Renaissance and nascent Baroque fervor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1606\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1608\" data-end=\"1657\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1615\" data-end=\"1657\"\u003eMannerism: beauty as prayer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1915\"\u003eBorn in the 16th century, Mannerism breaks with classical rigor to seek \u003cstrong data-start=\"1738\" data-end=\"1772\"\u003eemotion and distorted grace\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1776\"\u003eProportions stretch, hands enlarge, faces lengthen: not to betray nature, but to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"1912\"\u003eexalt the spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1917\" data-end=\"2253\"\u003eIn this painting, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"1981\"\u003eoversized hands of Saint George\u003c\/strong\u003e become sacred instruments.\u003cbr data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2019\"\u003eThey are not just gestures, but \u003cstrong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2080\"\u003emystical language\u003c\/strong\u003e: they receive divine light, they convey fervor.\u003cbr data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2149\"\u003eThis is the strength of Italian Mannerism: painting no longer imitates the world, it transcends it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2255\" data-end=\"2258\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2260\" data-end=\"2296\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2296\"\u003eIconographic description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"3078\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2467\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"2300\" data-end=\"2467\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2300\" data-end=\"2319\"\u003eThe Virgin Mary\u003c\/strong\u003e, dressed in celestial blue and incarnate red, enthroned on the clouds in a golden light. Her gentle face embodies compassion and divine peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-start=\"2468\" data-end=\"2559\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2559\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2488\"\u003eThe Infant Jesus\u003c\/strong\u003e, nude and radiant, blesses the kneeling figures with a peaceful gesture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-start=\"2560\" data-end=\"2707\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"2562\" data-end=\"2707\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2562\" data-end=\"2579\"\u003eSaint George\u003c\/strong\u003e, in gleaming armor, bows with humility. His white banner with a red cross proclaims the victory of faith over evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-start=\"2708\" data-end=\"2841\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"2710\" data-end=\"2841\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2710\" data-end=\"2737\"\u003eSaint Francis of Assisi\u003c\/strong\u003e, recognizable by his stigmata and brown habit, prays in an attitude of profound contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-start=\"2842\" data-end=\"2956\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"2844\" data-end=\"2956\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2844\" data-end=\"2857\"\u003eA prelate\u003c\/strong\u003e in a red cassock, perhaps \u003cstrong data-start=\"2886\" data-end=\"2912\"\u003eSaint Charles Borromeo\u003c\/strong\u003e, embodies the fervor of the Counter-Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-start=\"2957\" data-end=\"3078\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"2959\" data-end=\"3078\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2959\" data-end=\"2990\"\u003eAn angel with diaphanous wings\u003c\/strong\u003e kneels in the foreground, eyes raised to the sky, in a gesture of pure adoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3080\" data-end=\"3083\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3085\" data-end=\"3114\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3092\" data-end=\"3114\"\u003eTechnique and style\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3116\" data-end=\"3191\"\u003eOil on lean gesso-primed canvas, using natural pigments:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3192\" data-end=\"3335\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-start=\"3192\" data-end=\"3335\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"3194\" data-end=\"3335\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3194\" data-end=\"3214\"\u003eCinnabar red\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3216\" data-end=\"3227\"\u003emadder\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3229\" data-end=\"3238\"\u003eochres\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3240\" data-end=\"3258\"\u003elead white\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3262\" data-end=\"3279\"\u003evine black\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cbr data-start=\"3280\" data-end=\"3283\"\u003etypical of Italian workshops between 1580 and 1620.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3337\" data-end=\"3557\"\u003eThe light, soft and golden, glides over the flesh tones and draperies like a veil of faith.\u003cbr data-start=\"3427\" data-end=\"3430\"\u003eThe old, slightly oxidized varnish gives the surface an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3489\" data-end=\"3518\"\u003eamber and vibrant patina\u003c\/strong\u003e, a guarantee of authenticity and nobility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3562\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3564\" data-end=\"3585\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3571\" data-end=\"3585\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3587\" data-end=\"3867\"\u003eThis painting comes from the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3612\" data-end=\"3640\"\u003eAbbaye de Bonne Fontaine\u003c\/strong\u003e, in the Ardennes, a former place of prayer and contemplation.\u003cbr data-start=\"3703\" data-end=\"3706\"\u003eIts iconography, spiritual strength, and vertical composition suggest a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3787\" data-end=\"3813\"\u003edevotional function\u003c\/strong\u003e, probably in a chapel or private oratory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3869\" data-end=\"3925\"\u003eDirect acquisition by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3893\" data-end=\"3922\"\u003eLe Repaire des Antiquités\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3927\" data-end=\"3930\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3932\" data-end=\"3963\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3939\" data-end=\"3963\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3965\" data-end=\"4161\"\u003eGood overall condition for a work of this period.\u003cbr data-start=\"4013\" data-end=\"4016\"\u003eFine craquelure and original oxidized varnish, without altering the readability of the image.\u003cbr data-start=\"4096\" data-end=\"4099\"\u003eStable canvas, not relined, harmonious and coherent surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4163\" data-end=\"4166\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"4168\" data-end=\"4189\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4175\" data-end=\"4189\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4191\" data-end=\"4252\"\u003eHeight: \u003cstrong data-start=\"4201\" data-end=\"4210\"\u003e62 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4210\" data-end=\"4213\"\u003eWidth: \u003cstrong data-start=\"4223\" data-end=\"4232\"\u003e50 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4232\" data-end=\"4235\"\u003e(24.4’’ × 19.6’’)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4254\" data-end=\"4257\"\u003e","brand":"Le Repaire des antiquites","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52322961555793,"sku":"1130","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/6080\/8842\/files\/IMG_4817.jpg?v=1762852704","url":"https:\/\/lerepairedesantiquites.com\/en\/products\/la-vision-de-saint-georges-devant-la-vierge-a-l-enfant","provider":"Le Repaire des antiquites","version":"1.0","type":"link"}