Maternity

The oil painting by Mario Pobbiati, portrays a young mother who lifts and holds tightly her child. Pobbiati, through rapid brushstrokes, rich in shades and luminous touches, defines the polychrome background, the mother's blue dress and the newborn's white tunic. The artist highlights the intimacy of the gesture of the mother who, with half-closed eyes and mouth, approaches the baby, perhaps about to kiss them. The child is instead characterized by an alert and lively gaze and a vermilion red mouth, which stands out in stark contrast to the pink cheeks and the iridescent white sleeveless dress.