The first of two versions, painted for the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception in Milan and the subject of a payment dispute that dragged on for twenty-five years. The figures emerge from a grotto rendered with a geologist's attention, lit by a soft raking light that models form entirely through shadow.
The first of two versions, painted for the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception in Milan and the subject of a payment dispute that dragged on for twenty-five years. The figures emerge from a grotto rendered with a geologist's attention, lit by a soft raking light that models form entirely through shadow.Read more
