ロサンゼルスカウンティ美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (ロサンゼルスカウンティ美術館Instagram)「Look closer: Luisa Roldán's "The Education of the Virgin" 👀 This painted wood sculpture depicts the elder St. Anne tenderly teaching her young daughter, the Virgin Mary, to read scripture. The intimate composition, created in the early 1680s, is also a focused portrayal of female intellect, and more specifically, of female literacy, a rare attribute reserved for only a small fraction of the population at the time. Born in Seville in 1652, Roldán apprenticed with her father, the highly successful sculptor Pedro Roldán. In his workshop, which trained many other sculptors and painters, Roldán excelled in wood carving. Gradually moving away from the severe sentiment expressed in most 17th-century Spanish sculpture, Roldán was interested in putting forth a more sensitive approach to subject matter, as embodied in this work. In an exceptional move after she left her father’s workshop, Roldán started her own business. She fielded commissions from churches, confraternities, and private owners, with her husband assisting on the business side and her brother-in-law becoming her preferred painter. Tap the link in our bio to learn more about this spectacular work. Luisa Roldán, called La Roldana, "The Education of the Virgin," early 1680s, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA.」2月18日 6時26分