3 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁probably ▁originally ▁produced ▁for ▁private ▁dev otion ▁in ▁the ▁Pal azzo ▁Paz zi ▁della ▁Cong i ura ▁in ▁Florence ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Don at ello ' s ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Michel oz zo . ▁It ▁was ▁extremely ▁popular ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁in ▁several ▁copies . ▁ ▁The ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁is ▁shown ▁three - qu arter - length , ▁holding ▁the ▁Christ ▁Child ▁in ▁her ▁arms . ▁Ne ither ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁shown ▁with ▁h alo es ▁and ▁the ▁emphas is ▁is ▁instead ▁on ▁their ▁tender ▁and ▁inten se ▁int im acy , ▁developing ▁them es ▁from ▁the ▁Ele usa - type ▁icon ▁in ▁By z antine ▁art . ▁The ▁child ▁reaches ▁out ▁his ▁arm ▁to ▁his ▁mother , ▁but ▁both ▁their ▁expressions ▁are ▁mel anch oly , ▁with ▁the ▁Virgin ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁her ▁son ' s ▁future ▁Pass ion . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Mar ble ▁sculpt ures ▁Category : S cul pt ures ▁by ▁Don at ello ▁category : S cul pt ures ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁State ▁Museum s <0x0A> </s> ▁S cler op hora ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁l ichen ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Con i ocy b aceae . ▁L arg ely ▁restricted ▁to ▁temper ate ▁lat itudes , ▁three ▁of ▁its ▁six ▁known ▁species ▁have ▁been ▁reported ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : L ec an or om yc etes ▁gener a <0x0A> </s> ▁Nam ati us ▁( d ied ▁ 5 5 8 / 6 0 ) ▁was ▁the