I purchased a small copy of this work on eBay about ten years ago and have been trying to paint a similar portrait from this print for probably just as long. I finally "finished" this last year, and am displaying it on a table with other Madonna and Child icons in our living area. This is my rendition:
It obviously pales in comparison to the real work, but it was an enjoyable artistic challenge. When I look at the face of Mary that I have painted, she looks quite a bit older than fourteen or fifteen, but the gist of her facial expression has a sweet countenance.
Many more of Murillo's paintings can be found here on a slideshow.
This is a picture of two tops of tables displaying my icons of Madonna and Child which I have collected over the past dozen years while traveling. Each comes from a different country (Spain (Barcelona), Italy (Venice and Florence) New Zealand (Christchurch), America, and several place in the United Kingdom including one from St. Abbey's Cathedral in London. One is a beautiful Christmas card that a friend sent one year in the mail.
These icons serve as our holiday "Christmas Tree"
