Master G.Z.: Madonna and Child Holiday Cards

This exquisite tempera-and-gold painting from The Met collection was crafted around 1420–30 by Master G. Z. (possibly Michele dai Carri) (Italian, active by 1405–1441). The sculptural quality of the figures and the Madonna’s magnificent throne are both details owed to the artist’s study of work by the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia (Jacopo di Pietro d’Angelo di Guarnieri) (Italian, 1374?–1438).

Please note that our holiday cards reproduce original works of art, some of which include visual artifacts and imperfections.