Madonna of the Streets

The painting we recognize as "The Madonna Of The Streets", by Roberto Ferruzzi was first exhibited in the Italian artist's hometown of Venice in 1897. This lovely portrait which adorns many homes and we so aptly assume is the artist's rendition of the Blessed Mother is in fact just not so. For in the recent search by Sister Angela Marie Bovo (a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet) for her ancestral roots, a most remarkable story was uncovered.

Enhanced with brush strokes and featured in an ornate frame.The picture is approximately 20"x16" including the frame.