Flemish school from the second half of the seventeenth century. Follower of ANTON VAN DYCK (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641)."Virgin with the Child".Oil on copper.Spanish frame in silver and polychrome and gilded wood.Measurements: 20 x 16 cm; 40.5 x 32.5 cm (frame).We see in this work a sweet, simple and concise image that presents the Virgin and Child. The clarity of the scene, however tender it may be, does not lose its divine character. The light that falls on the body of Jesus or on the face of his mother directs our gaze to two figures that even absorbed in the daily life of the child's play present that divine union. The perfect idealization of motherhood to explain the religious foundation that God became man and was a child. Recreating with the folds of the white cloth that surrounds the child or the intense blue and red fabrics of the Virgin that have been executed with unique and direct strokes. The measured and precise stains as accurate strokes of force are imposed in the fundamental areas to emphasize our attention.Van Dyck would create this model during his stay in Genoa in the twenties of the seicento. A model that varied for several years to meet the demand of a public that then as now can not help but be fascinated by the sweetness of the image. It was common for many works to be executed by followers, also by disciples who would copy the model from the master's original under his supervision. It was usual that once the work had taken shape, it was intervened by the master, who would retouch the important areas or correct the mistakes of the pupils. The hands, especially that of the Virgin under the arm of Jesus, the eyes, or certain incarnations reveal a clear virtuosity. If we compare this work with the other versions of van Dyck, we can see that ours lacks the strong impasto or the wide areas in which more direct color tones are evident. In ours there are more subtle gradations, perhaps because the painting is of a smaller format. However, there are certain areas that are more impastoed, direct and without blurring, as is the case of the linear strokes of the folds or the stains of the lips.