Madonna and Child with Saint Anne circa 1480-1500

Southern Germany / Swabia, Ulm area around 1480-1500.
Carved limewood, a restoration on the base and additions on the children's hands.
With the growing devotion to Saint Anne in the late Middle Ages, depictions of “Anna Selbdritt” became a very popular subject in art.
Saint Anne, mother of Mary and grandmother of Christ, founded the history of salvation.
Reading the little Marias in a book refers to the Old Testament where the story of salvation is already described.

Saint Anne is celebrated on July 26 in the Roman Church calendar.
Good quality.

Good state of preservation.