A Mother Entrusting Her Sons to Christ
Technical Details
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Title
A Mother Entrusting Her Sons to Christ -
Author
Mattia Preti -
Year
c. 1635 - 6 -
Dimensions
cm 143 x 193 -
Inventory
444 -
Room
XXIX
Preti painted this picture and its companion piece, the Tribute Money, while a young man in Rome when he was still very much an adept of the Caravaggesque style, as we can see from his handling of light, his models and his themes: he treats religious subjects almost as though they were genre paintings. There is some debate over the subject matter, but it may refer to the time Jesus berated His apostles for sending away mothers bringing their children to Him: “Suffer the little children to come unto me”.
