Spanish or viceregal Mexican school, 18th century.
"Crowned Virgin with Child and Saint Juanito".
Oil on canvas. Re-tinted.
It presents repainting.
Measurements: 102 x 80 cm; 116 x 94 cm (frame).
In this canvas, of Spanish or viceroyal Mexican invoice, the Virgin is represented in maternal attitude, crowned and holding a book in her hands. With her wide starry blue mantle she covers the Child and San Juanito, while at her feet she wears a crescent moon, a possible invocation of the Virgin of Peace.
It is worth mentioning that during Spanish colonial rule, a mainly religious painting was developed, aimed at Christianising the indigenous peoples. Local painters were modelled on Spanish works, which they followed literally in terms of type and iconography. The most frequent models were harquebusier angels and triangular virgins; however, in the early years of the 19th century, at the time of independence and political openness in some of the colonies, several artists began to depict a new model of painting with its own identity.