The main altar is dedicated to St Anne — by tradition the mother of the Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. The marble sculpture of the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is by Francesco da Sangallo (1522-1527). As is customary, St Anne is depicted as significantly older than Mary, as she was childless until an advanced age.
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