Michel Laurent Lavau

Recent Paintings

 

Crucifixion

Crucifixion (after Diego Velázquez), 2025
Oil and gold leaf on linen
92 x 61 cm | 36.2 x 24 in

Diego Velázquez painted the crucified Christ (now in the Museo del Prado) in 1632. This large painting is a detailed…Read More

 
 

Dove

Dove, 2025
Oil and gold leaf on linen
31 x 41 cm | 12.2 x 16.1 in

Against a background of gold leaf symbolising the heavens, the white bird flies with outstretched wings. This bodily…Read More

 
 

Saint Michael Slaying Satan

Saint Michael Slaying Satan, 2024
Oil and gold leaf on linen
92 x 61 cm | 36.2 x 24 in

The representation of clothes in motion, or suspended in the air, presented a significant challenge. To achieve this…Read More

 
 

Mother and Child by Michel Laurent Lavau after Carlo Maratta

Mother and Child (after Carlo Maratta), 2023
Oil and gold leaf on linen
61 x 46 cm | 24 x 18.1 in

Since the Renaissance, naturalism in painting had been developed to the extent that visual elements which could break the…Read More