Giovanni Battista Salvi (1609-1685), known as Sassoferrato

Giovanni Battista Salvi (1609-1685), known as Sassoferrato, Madonna
Sassoferrato (1609-1685) created countless versions of the painting of Mary, one of the favorite objects of piety of the seventeenth century. Its Madonnas are characterized by purist elegance of shapes and impeccable quality of execution. In the sweetness of expression, in the desire to return to ideal and timeless beauty, the artist of this painting, like Sassoferrato, deliberately inspires the paintings of Perugino and Raphael. Oil on canvas, 65 x 52 cm