Virgin and Child with a Spindle
by MORALES, Luis de, Oil on oak, 49 x 33 cm
This painting is typically Spanish for its fervent pietism. The Infant is shown holding a spindle, referring to his attire at birth and at death, the miraculously expanding garment woven by his mother that lasted a short lifetime. The depth of emotion of the image is often found in Spanish religious art of later times.