MARGARITO D'AREZZO
(active 1250-1290)

Madonna and Child Enthroned (detail)

1263-64
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

The detail shows the Child. His blessing fingers suggest that the prototype of the painting was a Byzantine icon or an Italian painting based on a Byzantine icon. The Child holding a scroll refers to the fact that he represents 'Logos', that is the word of God made flesh.