MASO DI BANCO
(active 1320-50 in Firenze)

Madonna and Child

c. 1335
Panel
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

This panel depicts the Infant reaching for Mary's neckline, preparatory to nursing. Mother and son exchange glances in direct, intimate fashion.

The panel formed the centre of an altarpiece with two half-length saints at each side (partly lost).




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