Madonna of the Carnation:
- Tempera and oil on poplar panel
- Circa 1472-1478
- 62 × 47.5 cm
- Munich, Alte Pinakothek
- (Potentially painted over by another Flemish artist)
"The central (and centered) motif is young Virgin Mary with her naked Baby Jesus on her lap. Mary is seated and wears precious clothes and jewellery. With her left hand, she is holding a carnation (interpreted as a healing symbol). The faces are put into light while all other objects are darker, f.e. the carnation is covered by a shadow. The child is looking up, the mother is looking down — there is no eye contact. The setting of the portrait is a room with two windows on each side of the figures." - wikipedia