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The painting is egg tempera and gold leaf on wood.  The dimensions are 53 cm x 41.2 cm or 20.9 in x 16.2 in, it was completed in 1594 in Venice.  The icon features the Virgin holding the infant Jesus.  The Virgin Mary is depicted as half-body and frontal, holding Christ with both hands in front of her chest, and on the axis of her body.  
The halo is decorated with precious stones.  Her cloak is dark in contrast to the shining garments of Christ.  The infant’s halo features three precious stones denoting the father, son, and holy spirit.  Two of the stones are the same.  There is a scroll in the infant's left hand.  The scroll in his hand has many interpretations.  Some call it the scroll of wisdom, it symbolizes the word of god or indicates that Jesus is the living word of God.  It can also denote the new testament.  The Virgin holds his baby blanket.The position of the Madonna and Child is the traditional Our Lady of the Sign also known as Platitera and in Italian Nostra Signora del Segno.  The position is also referred to as the Nikopoios.  This is very different from the Madonna and Child Hodegetria (Our Lady of the Way) in Italian La Madonna Odigitria. Another term commonly used is the Glykophilousa (Virgin of the Sweet Kiss), Eleusa Virgin (Virgin of Compassion), and Pelagonitissa (Playing child) are interchanged.  Although the subject is similar among the artists of the style each specific painting has its own character and identity.
Our Lady of the Sign tempera Hodegetria Venice Eleusa Pelagonitissa