Spanish school, c. 1600.

Spanish school, c. 1600.
"Virgin of silence".
Oil on canvas.
It presents restorations in the pictorial surface.
Measurements: 98.5 x 78 cm.
In this painting the artist shows us a scene of warm and intimate character, however, does not abandon the thematic complexity, as it addresses several religious themes simultaneously. The position of the Virgin and Child allude to the iconography of the Virgin of Silence, but the presence of St. Joseph and St. John in the background refers to the Holy Family, although it is worth mentioning that the child holds his index finger to his lips indicating to the viewer that he should keep silent. The artist dispenses with a concrete background and envelops the work in a tonality that enhances the monumentality of the figures.
The work is reminiscent of the work of Angelino Modoro in composition to the painting of the Holy Family with St. John and Dominican that belongs to the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Seville.Angelino Medoro was an Italian painter of the seventeenth century, active in Latin America. His work in the Viceroyalty of Peru greatly influenced the artistic movement of the Cuzco school. It is believed that Medoro studied art in Rome, then traveled to Seville and the New Kingdom of Granada (present-day Colombia). His only surviving work of European art was the painting "Flagellation of Christ" (1586) in Seville. Medoro, along with Bernardo Bitti and Matteo da Lecce (or Matteo Perez de Alesio in Spanish) were the three founders of Peruvian colonial painting. His earliest work in America was Virgen de la Antigua (1587-1588) in the church of Santo Domingo in Bogota. In 1617, he painted a portrait of Santa Rosa de Lima in the Sanctuary of Santa Rosa de Lima (also known as the Church of Santa Rosa in Lima). His pupils included Pedro de Loayza (or Pedro Loayza), Luis de Riaño and Juan de Mesa. Medoro returned to Spain after 1620 and died in Seville in 1631.