Enrico Viviani - Madonna and Child

The iconography of motherhood is closely linked to the subject of the Madonna and Child. It is probably one of the most popular iconographies in the history of both Western and Eastern art. The Madonna and Child appears since the dawn of medieval painting and remained a constant subject as long as religious themes dominated artistic production (that is, until the 19th century, when themes inspired by everyday life began to be introduced). It is quite common for contemporary artists to treat the iconography of motherhood without directly linking it to the Christian religion.

Enrico Viviano's vision of reality, as well as his interpretation of the sacred theme, takes on a decidedly expressionist and abstract quality, where the painter's gestures take center stage. This is evident in the bold black lines that delineate the Madonna and Child in an almost informal manner: the artist goes beyond representation to communicate his creative energy through his strokes. Likewise, the square and the cathedral are created through an extreme synthesis and a deformation that follows the artist's instinct.

As we can see from the analysis of this work, the artist Enrico Viviani stands out for a very experimental attitude that leads him to recontextualize a traditional genre such as that of the Madonna and Child in an abstract and informal guise.

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