The history and genre painter Gerhard Seghers followed the Flemish Caravaggisti movement, which impacted many of the post-Mannerist Baroque artists with the great Italian’s emotion, dramatic use of light, and sense of movement. The “Virgin and Child” is a panoply of interesting faces, all uniquely illuminated, in a richly-detailed work that seems emancipated from the medieval.
The Virgin and Child Enthroned, c.1640, Oil on CanvasGerhard Seghers Flemish (1591 - 1651) |
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The history and genre painter Gerhard Seghers followed the Flemish Caravaggisti movement, which impacted many of the post-Mannerist Baroque artists with the great Italian’s emotion, dramatic use of light, and sense of movement. The “Virgin and Child” is a panoply of interesting faces, all uniquely illuminated, in a richly-detailed work that seems emancipated from the medieval. |
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