HUGE (51.5" L x 44.75 W) Authentic 19th C. Spanish Colonial Painting of 'Virgin Mary with Christ Child' with / COA- Stunning Statement Piece

Large Wonderfully executed authentic 18th to 19th Century Spanish Mexican Colonial painting depicting depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as the patroness of the Carmelite Order or the Discalced Carmelite Order - also known as the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or the Brown Scapular. N.S. de Carmen is presented in her role as the protectress, donning her traditional robes painted jewel tone red with 8-pointed stars, decorative trim, and the shield of the Carmelite Order delineated in gold leaf. She holds the Christ Child and is flanked by two angels who hold up her white mantle of cascading, voluminous folds. Below are 5 souls in purgatory. An elegantly balanced composition with skillfully modeled figures framed in a sizeable, gold and red painted wood frame. Size: painting itself measures 45" L x 38.375" W (114.3 cm x 97.5 cm); 51.5" L x 44.75" W (130.8 cm x 113.7 cm) in frameBoth Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Child hold scapulars that resemble the shield of the Car