Madonna and Child
by PIERMATTEO D'AMELIA, Poplar, 144 x 66 cm
The painter of this panel formerly was known as the Master of the Gardner Annunciation.
This panel is the central section of a large triptych whose wings - Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist - are at Altenburg. Jesus holds a pomegranate, offering a seed to his Mother; the fruit symbolizes Christian fertility and unity.