897 - Our Lady of Sorrows, Signed, Spanish School, 18th Century

Our Lady of Sorrows, Signed, Spanish School, 18th Century Oil on canvas. Dimensions 42 x 35 cm. Devotional image of Our Lady of Sorrows depicted as a bust, with her head slightly inclined and her hands clasped in prayer and contemplation, pierced by a sword that symbolically alludes to Marian sorrow. Her face, with its soft features and melancholic expression, is streaked with finely rendered tears that intensify the emotional weight of the scene. The Virgin wears a pink tunic and a deep blue mantle, rendered with ample, enveloping folds that lend solemnity and rhythm to the composition, standing out against a neutral background of warm tones that enhances the figure. The painting is delicate, with soft transitions of light and shadow that model the face and hands with sensitivity and devotion, while the restrained use of color contributes to an intimate and contemplative atmosphere. The work falls within the tradition of 18th-century Spanish religious painting, heir to the late Baroque, where emotion, iconographic clarity and spiritual function take precedence over complex narrative, offering an image of profound devotional intensity and remarkable artistic quality.