# San Zeno Polyptych \(central panel\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MANTEGNA, Andrea]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Tempera on panel, 220 x 115 cm ## Commentary Mary's throne is covered by a decorative Anatolian rug that testifies to Italy's trading connections with the Orient. The horizontal S-shape on the outside border is the first letter of the Armenian expression for "God the Almighty." Where possible, a place of worship would also be furnished with rugs with Christian symbols. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Agony in the Garden \(detail\)]() - [Agony in the Garden \(detail\)]() - [Agony in the Garden]() - [Agony in the Garden]() - [Assumption of the Virgin \(detail\)]() - [Assumption of the Virgin]() - [Assumption of the Virgin]() - [Bacchanalia with a Wine Vat]() - [Baptism of Christ]() - [Baptism of Christ]() - [Battle of the Sea Gods]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()