The Birth of the Virgin

This relief show the birth of Virgin Mary. While most Saints have their deaths commemorated, St John the Baptist and Virgin Mary have their birthdays celebrated instead. This particular depiction is a discarded model for the marble relief executed by Carlo Marchionni in 1748 in the Cappella del Voto in the Cathedral of Siena.该浮雕描绘了圣母玛利亚的诞生场景。尽管多数圣徒的纪念活动以纪念其逝世为核心，但施洗者圣约翰与圣母玛利亚却以庆祝诞辰的方式进行纪念。此件作品为卡洛·马尔基奥尼（Carlo Marchionni）于1748年为锡耶纳大教堂许愿礼拜堂创作的大理石浮雕的废弃稿样。