Madonna and Child with Donors

Giovanni da Milano
(Italian, born Lombardy, active Florence 1346–69)

The deceased have risen

With God the Son and Mother

They bend down and praise the Holy Family

At level with the Son

The Child offers his hand,

Clasping the man’s hand in His.

In death, as in life, He is gracious.

All are equal here.

The Mother looks on with loving eyes

Her hand holding on to a lily,

An almost unnoticeable crown on her head.

Neither more grandeur nor glorious:

The Holy Family, a welcoming pair.

-Amanda Puitiza