Spanish school of the 17th-18th century. "Virgin of Bethlehem. Polychrome wood carving. Presents wear and faults in the polychrome. With Repainting. It has some flaws in the wood. Measurements: 87 x 47 x 22 cm. Devotional image in which the Virgin Mary is presented with the Child in her arms, both embracing and looking directly to the viewer. It is an iconography that combines the divine power and grace with the happy innocence and humble condition of God incarnate. The presence of the Virgin, although none of the figures establishes contact between them, conveys the bond between Jesus and his mother that allows Mary to act as an intermediary, as an advocate for the human race before Christ at the moment of the Last Judgment.

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