Spanish school; 18th century. "Purísima concepción". Gouache on paper. It presents slight faults. Measurements: 20 x 17 cm; 36 x 39 cm (frame). Devotional scene made in small format, indicating that it was probably an image dedicated to private worship. The scene is represented by the Virgin, glorified in the heavens, accompanied by a group of little angels, who surround the Marian figure. The present work shows an Immaculate Virgin, dressed in white and blue, on clouds with the lunar sphere at her feet, and surrounded by numerous angels and angel heads. The definitive icnographic image of the Immaculate Conception took shape in the 16th century, apparently in Spain. Following a Valencian tradition, the Jesuit Father Alberro had a vision and described it to the painter Juan de Juanes so that he could depict it as faithfully as possible. It is an evolved iconographic concept, sometimes associated with the theme of the Coronation of the Virgin. Aesthetically, the work follows a Murillesque style, which was very common at the time, as the painter s great skill and the subtlety of his work laid the foundations for depictions of the Virgin.