Madonna and Child - Marianne Stokes Size:24" x 36" A meditation on the sorrows

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Madonna and Child - Marianne Stokes Size:24" x 36" A meditation on the sorrowsPainted in 1905. in Dubrovnik, on the Croatian coast. The costume worn by Our Lady is representative of a traditional clothing of Dubrovniks woman from the time, and provides a bright focus for Stokes to express her style as a colourist. In the background Stokes surrounds the Holy mother and child with thorny stems foreshadowing the future Passion of Christ, the babe in Her arms. The deep colors and eternally placid gaze of the young Madonna's eyes