Virgin and Child (Filocamo)

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Virgin and Child (c. 1741) by Antonio Filocamo Cattedrale di Palermo, icona occidentale della Madre di Dio. - panoramio (Higher Resolution).jpg
Virgin and Child (c. 1741) by Antonio Filocamo

The Virgin and Child (La S. Vergine con il Bambino) is an Italian wall painting by Antonio Filocamo, in Palermo Cathedral in Sicily. It was painted c. 1741, but uses the gold background more characteristic of medieval paintings. [1]

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References

  1. G. Di Marzo, Diari della città di Palermo dal secolo XVI al XIX, Lauriel, 1871, p. 155 (Italian)