MATTEO di Giovanni
(b. ca. 1430, Borgo San Sepolcro, d. 1495, Siena)

Madonna and Child with Sts Jerome, Catherine of Alexandria, and Angels

1465-70
Tempera on poplar panel, 66 x 44 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

The inscription in the upper centre on the Madonna's halo reads: AVE.GRATIA PLENA.DO[MINVS TECVM] (Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; from Luke 1:28).