Venice. The Frari’s Basilica. Sacristy. The observer is at once struck by the splendid polyptich (2.75 metres x 2.50 metres) commissioned to the artist Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) by Pietro Pesaro’s three sons, Benedetto, Nicolà and Marco. The artist portrays the apse of a church with a golden barrel vault completed by a golden wood altarpiece which renders the frame the terminal point of the architecture where the holy world and profane world meet and coincide. The colours and expressions are fascinating. From the blue of the Madonna’s mantle to the patches of red, yellow and brown; from the yellow and browns of the clothing, of the wings, of the angels’ hair to the veins of the marble steps. In the central part of the triptych, the Virgin seated on a throne holds in her arms the Christ Child, who raises his hand in a sign of blessing. Madonna’s expression is delightfully tender.