Madonna and Child Painting

At first glance I wasn't real impressed with this work. But the frame is amazing. I believe the body size dysmorphic is from an earlier time. I took this off the wall and the rear of the frame is very old, solid hard wood with very old nails.

 

My new big word for the day.
A dysmorphic feature is an abnormal difference in body structure. It can be an isolated finding in an otherwise normal individual, or it can be related to a congenital disorder, genetic syndrome or birth defect. Dysmorphology is the study of dysmorphic features, their origins and proper nomenclature.
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Love the frame.

 

Is the beautiful frame carved wood? Brass? The baby appearing as a miniature adult is from a definite period of time in the art world...how big would you think this piece is?

 

The frame appears to be old gilded wood. It very gold in color. (lighting)

 

It's rather large maybe 2 feet by 2 feet.

 

very nice would love to see the back.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if that's not a South American reproduction of a Colonial-era work.

Debora

 

I will get a picture of the back in a couple of weeks. The frame is what made it interesting for me. The back even more so!

 

Just found another pic.

 

Wow, love this!

If the painting is done on tin, it may be a Mexican Retablo.

 

It is 2 feet by 2 feet, maybe a bit big for a retablo? It does have a Latin American look. I think I have seen similar frames on later Cuzco School paintings, but the style of this painting is not really Cuzco School.

 

2 ft by 2 ft depends whether the OP is talking about the edge of the picture itself or the thick outer frame. Agree if 2x2 ft is the image itself might be a bit big for a retablo. But easy to check if the painting is on tin.

If canvas would look in a different direction.

Sounds like the piece won't be there for a few weeks so we'll have to hold tight!

 

Or wood or board maybe?

 

Good point. Anything but tin I'd look in another direction.