This masterfully carved, full-round Madonna was created around 1515-20 in the Bavarian region,
executed in lime wood. With a size of 60 cm and a setting preserved in the original, the individual playful details are particularly well accentuated.

Mary’s body is held in a slight S-swing, with the naked baby Jesus appearing to balance on her right hip. The mother is holding her child close to her; in her left hand she was probably originally holding a separately made attribute. Jesus is shown with boldly bent feet, holding a golden ball or fruit in his left hand and his right hand raised in a gesture of blessing. Hereby he refers to his position as world ruler. Both figures look with slightly lowered eyelids at the same point diagonally below, suggesting an elevated site where the Madonna originally stood. The viewers thus looked up at the figure, designed to be seen from below, and established a relationship of gaze, especially with Mary as the intercessor. Both figures have lovely faces with accentuated red cheeks and a high forehead, according to the Gothic ideal of beauty. Mary is particularly highlighted by the sculptural masterpiece of the high crown with Gothic carving in the form of crucifers, under which a long white cloth playfully winds through as a veil. Also impressive in this context is Mary’s elaborately executed hair in the Gothic manner, which flows down her back in long waves and multiple strands, resting here on the folds of the heavy robe.