\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Ugolino di Nerio, a talented pupil and follower of Duccio, painted numerous pictures of the Virgin and Child, either as central panels
of larger polyptychs or as individual images for devotional use. In this work the affectionate relationship between mother and son is handled in a particularly effective manner, notably in the tender gesture of the Child embracing the VirginÆs white vei
