Circle of Pieter van Avont (Antwerp, 1600-1652) - Virgin and - Lot 110

Circle of Pieter van Avont (Antwerp, 1600-1652) - Virgin and Child with Angels Oil on oak panel depicting the Virgin Mary holding the Infant Jesus, assisted by two angels and surmounted by cherub heads emerging from the clouds, an intimate devotional composition characteristic of the Flemish Baroque of the early XVIIᵉ century, with its soft modeling, warm palette and recollected expression of the figures, close to the works of Pieter van Avont, Antwerp master active in small-format religious scenes for private devotion, the original oak support and reduced format corresponding to Antwerp production of the early to mid XVIIᵉ century, presented in a later Empire-style giltwood frame, circa 1800-1820, decorated with neoclassical motifs. Details: circle attribution to Pieter van Avont; subject Virgin and Child with angels; period first half of XVIIᵉ century; technique oil on oak panel; panel dimensions 19 × 24 cm; dimensions with frame 28.5 × 34 cm; weight 806 g; gilded wood frame Empire style early XIXᵉ century; provenance private collection, Belgium; condition panel in good condition with age cracks, no visible signature, frame with wear from use.