Italian school; first half of the 18th century.

Italian school; first half of the 18th century.
"Putti".
Oil on canvas.
It presents faults and restorations.
Measurements: 97 x 131 cm.
In this scene of baroque epoch, two cherubs of plump bodies modeled by the chiaroscuro play in a field where it is possible to appreciate a great pot of classic inspiration, on which one of the protagonists of the scene leans. Both cherubs seem to play, while the one standing in the center of the scene, approaches some branches, the other seems to reject them, trying to draw the attention of the other pointing to a point that is out of sight of the viewer. The work stands out for the innocence of the characters, being two children, and the decorativism that is evident not only by the choice of a comfortable theme, but also by the profusion of the landscape in which both are inscribed. Stylistically, it is possible to appreciate both an intention on the part of the artist to show a naturalistic anatomy and the maintenance of the idealization that corresponds to these religious figures, with fine features. Stylistically, one can appreciate both an intention on the part of the artist to show a naturalistic anatomy and the maintenance of the idealization that corresponds to these religious figures.
Baroque painting is one of the most authentic and personal examples of our art, because its conception and its form of expression arose from the people and the deepest feelings that nested in it. With the economy of the State broken, the nobility in decline and the high clergy burdened with heavy taxes, it was the monasteries, the parishes and the confraternities of clerics and laymen who promoted its development, and the works were sometimes financed by popular subscription. Painting was thus forced to capture the prevailing ideals in these environments, which were none other than religious ones, at a time when the Counter-Reformation doctrine demanded from art a realistic language so that the faithful would understand and identify with what was represented, and an expression endowed with an intense emotional content to increase the fervor and devotion of the people. The religious subject is, therefore, the theme.