Our Lady of the Rosary

An early work by Bayeu, already reflecting the rococo style. In the painting, the Virgin and Child occupy the center and focal point of the composition, standing on a cloud. She strikes an elegant pose and wears a pink tunic, a blue cloak, and a greenish-ochre scarf that covers her head and crosses over her chest. In her right hand, she holds a rosary of black glass beads on a red thread with a medallion, and the Infant Jesus, seated on a footstool supported by two cherub heads, offers a rose to his mother. To her left and at the Virgin’s feet, child angels in foreshortened perspective hold roses. And cherub heads appear at the top.