1420 · Národní Galerie, Prague

The half length figure of the Virgin holding her Child in front of her on her right side appears in an ornate, three-dimensional frame - though we are not sure whether the frame originally belonged to the picture. Although the whole composition and the manner in which Mary is showing her Child to the congregation of the faithful has preserved the formal solemnity of devotional pictures, the almost coquettish posture of her head and the animation of the Child radiate a natural atmosphere. The striking three-dimensional qualities of the painting point to the influence of the sculptures of "Beautiful Madonnas" of the period, indeed, some scholars believe that the painter is identical with the master of the Beautiful Madonna of Krumlov.Show more