. ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁pred ell as , ▁the ▁only ▁that ▁remains ▁is ▁Saint ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁Pre aching , ▁the ▁others ▁are ▁in exp lic ably ▁lost . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁main ▁painting , ▁" A ns ide i ▁Madonna ", ▁and ▁the ▁pred ella ▁" Saint ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁Pre aching ", ▁are ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁National ▁Gallery ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁The ▁Virgin ▁s its ▁formally ▁on ▁a ▁high ▁throne , ▁with ▁an ▁adult ▁Saint ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁on ▁the ▁left , ▁and ▁Saint ▁Nicholas ▁of ▁B ari ▁to ▁the ▁right . ▁P aint ed ▁for ▁effect ▁rather ▁than ▁real ism , ▁the ▁throne ▁has ▁no ▁arms ▁and ▁the ▁steps ▁are ▁very ▁ste ep , ▁but ▁beautiful ly ▁set ▁off ▁the ▁arch es ▁above ▁and ▁the ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁ ▁Ex cell ence ▁through ▁ser en ity ▁and ▁div inity ▁The ▁An side i ▁Madonna ▁was ▁greatly ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁strict ▁expression ▁of ▁div inity ▁of ▁the ▁Um b rian ▁School ▁within ▁his ▁Flor ent ine ▁Period . ▁A bove ▁the ▁Madonna ' s ▁throne ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁" H ail , ▁Mother ▁of ▁Christ ." ▁This ▁comp ares ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁natural ▁pos es ▁and ▁interaction ▁found ▁in ▁Madonna , ▁the ▁Christ ▁Child ▁and ▁infant ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁in ▁paint ings ▁of ▁his ▁Roman ▁period . ▁ ▁Per ▁Rus kin ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery , ▁the ▁painting ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁paint ings ▁in ▁history , ▁and ▁as