18th-Century Spanish School, Child Jesus Embracing The Cross Older Red fabric is draped around

Red fabric is draped around her

Ludwig Zottmayr (1828-1899)

Housed within a period gilt frame

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18th-Century Spanish School, Child Jesus Embracing The Cross Older Red fabric is draped aroundThis early 18th century Spanish oil painting depicts an infant Jesus clutching a cross before a landscape. Dressed in a flowing white robe, as a symbolic reference to purity, the child Jesus is presented holding a crucifix to represent his ultimate fate. Its a juxtaposition of divine innocence and the brutality of mankind. This theme is often depicted in Christian iconography and reminds the viewer of Christs sacrifice to deliver us from the