Devotional images of the Virgin remained a mainstay of every painter. Here, Mary and the Christ Child are attended by St. Catherine. The motif of the grapes eaten by the Christ Child was understood at the time as a reference to Christ's sacrifice and the wine of the Eucharist. The
Devotional images of the Virgin remained a mainstay of every painter. Here, Mary and the Christ Child are attended by St. Catherine. The motif of the grapes eaten by the Christ Child was understood at the time as a reference to Christ's sacrifice and the wine of the Eucharist. The rainbow is symbolic of the covenant between God and man.
[Portland Art Museum online database; accessed 19.02.2022]
