17th century religious painting, Moses saved from the waters

COD 10996

Large Italian painting from the first half of the 1570th century. Oil on canvas depicting a very high quality fragment of a Moses saved from the waters attributable to Francesco Curradi (1661/600), the most important exponent of Florentine devotional painting of the 172th century (no authentication). Florence's taste for luxury is evident in the quality of the draperies and especially in the symbols (for example the lily) that decorate the elegant clothes. The Bible tells that to escape the persecution of the Pharaoh, Moses' mother had abandoned the child in a basket on the waters of the Nile. He was then found and adopted by the daughter of the same Pharaoh who had gone to the river with her maids. Note in the top left a third character who looks towards us breaking the fourth wall. Presumably it is a self-portrait of the painter himself or a portrait of the patron. Painting of extraordinary size and impact adorned with a modern carved and gilded frame. Painting that has undergone restoration with relining, replacement of the frame and recoloring in some places (see photo). Overall in fair condition. Painting size H 136 x W XNUMX cm.