Il polittico portatile detto di roberto d’angiò nella Moravská galerie di Brno: questioni di araldica, committenza e iconografia

This article proposes a new interpretation of a small portable polyptych in the Moravská Galerie in Brno. This luxurious work of art is believed to be commissioned by Robert of Anjou, the King of Sicily (1309-1343). Heraldry depicted on the background of the central marble statue of the Virgin and Child suggests, however, that the patron was his wife, Sancha of Majorca. Close investigation on the iconography, function and material appearance of the polyptych contradicts the opinion of the Queen’s alleged pauperism and unveils a Neapolitan-Hungarian conjunction.