Madonna and Child, ca. 1510, Oil on wood, Overall 13 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (34. 3 x 27. 6 cm) ; painted surface 12 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (32. 4 x 25. 7 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Giovanni Bellini (Italian, Venice, active by 1459?died 1516 Venice), Beautifully preserved, this small picture epitomizes the finest works produced in Bellini's workshop for private devotion. The landscape derives from one by Bellini himself. The metaphorical contrast between the two halves of the landscape, with a dead tree and one in foliage, are intentional and remind the viewer of the consequences of the choices we make during our pilgrimage of life