The Visitation

Ludovico Brea painted this Visitation around 1500 in the Franco-Ligurian border region. The meeting of Mary and Elizabeth was rendered with the emotional warmth that characterized Brea's devotional works. His style combined Italian and Provençal traditions for churches across the Riviera. His altarpieces project a devotional warmth that made them ideal for the churches of the Ligurian and Provençal coastal communities.

Oil on panel with Brea's synthesis of Ligurian and Provençal painting styles. The tender embrace of the two women is rendered with careful attention to setting and emotional expression.