In our last of the Madonna and Child series we bring you baby Jesus, but not with his mother Mary. Depicted here Jesus is being held by Saint #Antonio, whom Diego was named after. Diego painted it in the “Madonna dei Termini” church in 1951. More on the story of it’s discovery below.
Saint Antonio – Church in Gasperina, Italy 1951. Read the story behind it. Note the red signature “Voci 1951″…. https://www.artifactcollectors.com/diego-voci-painting-of-the-week-51541/Page5.html#68299
Madonna dei Termini Church in Gasperina. Read the story of its discovery: https://www.artifactcollectors.com/diego-voci-history-4330818/Page5.html#68036
#Diego Voci remained a devout #Catholic throughout his life. Growing up in #Gasperina Diego’s family was under the strict rule of the family Matriarch, Messina Arcangela. Read more about the Voci family: https://diegovociproject.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/easter-wish-comes-true-at-st-basilica/
Merry #Christmas. #Celebrate the birth of #Jesus, not just today, but every day if you so choose.
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