Virgin and Child Tympanum

15th century?
Above the side entrance to Assumption Church in Donje Čelo, Kolocep Island, Croatia

The church was built in the 13th century, but the tympanum is clearly an inset and probably no earlier than the 15th century, when it became common to picture the child fully naked with developed genitalia.

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Photographed at the church by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.