Hesselin Madonna

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 a c.1640-1645 oil on canvas painting produced by Simon Vouet for the Paris house of Louis XIII's secretary Louis Hesselin. 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.