Mother and Music

Oil and gold leaf on canvas, ornate gilt frame

Untitled in the artist's archive; a descriptive title is used here.

In a heavily gilded frame, a serene woman and a small child are cradled inside the red scroll and body of a violin, floating on turquoise and gold that flake into light like fresco. It reads as a secular Madonna — motherhood, music and devotion folded into one warm embrace.

Materials

Oil, Gold Leaf

Themes

MusicFigureSpirituality

Palette