Lucca Madonna

[1] It shows Mary seated on a wooden throne and crowned by a canopy, breastfeeding the infant Christ.

[3] The Virgin sits on a wooden throne crowned by a canopy,[4] with four small lion statues made of brass.

"[7] As in many paintings by van Eyck and his contemporaries, this comparison is further elaborated by specifically depicting Mary similar to an altar, in that she supports the infant Christ on her lap, shown oversized and flattened, just as the altar supports the presence of Christ in the host at Mass.

The right side wall is a mirror image to the window, while a shelf contains empty candlestick and a half-filled glass carafe, or flask.

The floor tiles are formed from blue and white, geometrical patterns, mostly covered by the carpet centered around the base of the throne.

Jan van Eyck, Lucca Madonna , 1436. Oil on panel, 65.7 x 49.6 cm. Städelsches Kunstinstitut , Frankfurt , Germany
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