Polychrome wax bas-relief, currently on display at the Uffizi until April 12, 2026, Italy, 16th century

Height x length x depth: 86 x 36 x 16,5 cm

placed in an ebonized wooden case with golden copper decorations. At the center of the scene is the Virgin and Child enthroned on an architectural structure resembling a shrine. Above them, a canopy is supported by two winged cherubs. On either side of the columns of the aedicule are St. Joachim and St. Anne. Below them, kneeling in adoration before Mary, are: on the left, St. Anne with her severed breast placed on a small tray; on the right, St. Catherine of Alexandria; behind Saint Agatha is Saint Stephen, the first martyr; further below is Saint Cecilia with her organ, and on the right is Saint Agnes holding a lamb and the palm of martyrdom. In the center is the coat of arms of the Sfondrati family surmounted by a cardinal's galero.