WLT211568 Madonna with the Christ Child Writing, 1410-20 (oil and gold leaf on wood) by Netherlandish School, (15th century); 22.3 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: Behind mother and child, angels display a richly woven cloth to honour Mary as Queen of Heaven while others sing. This painting and its frame (carved from the same piece of wood) are intended to look like a contemporary mirror. The pious Christian would look into it and see the Virgin and Christ, reflections of the good Christian life. The French phrase "Je suis bien" ("I am good [goodness?]") can be interpreted as the words of Christ or his mother. ); Netherlandish, out of copyright.