The ''Hesselin Madonna'' (French - ''La Vierge Hesselin'', ''La Vierge à l'enfant Hesselin'' or ''La Madone Hesselin'') or ''Madonna of the Oak Cutting'' (''La Vierge au rameau de chêne'') is an oil on canvas painting produced by
Simon Vouet for the Paris house of
Louis XIII's secretary
Louis Hesselin around 1640–1645. Its history between then and 1904, when it was exhibited in a gallery in London, is unknown. In 2004 it was bought for the
Louvre in
Paris.
Sources
*http://www.latribunedelart.com/la-vierge-hesselin-de-simon-vouet-entre-au-louvre-grace-au-mecenat-d-entreprise
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1640s paintings
Paintings of the Madonna and Child
Paintings in the Louvre by French artists
Paintings by Simon Vouet