Study for the Virgin and Child with a Book

The sketch shows the Virgin Mary seated and holding the Christ Child, with both figures looking down at a small book held in the Virgin's hand. The central scene is framed within a simple rectangle and set against a light landscape, while a separate, more detailed landscape sketch appears to the right.

The depiction of the Virgin with a book represents the 'Sedes Sapientiae' (Seat of Wisdom), a motif that aligns with the Renaissance Neoplatonic effort to synthesize Christian theology with the pursuit of classical wisdom and the Logos.