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What might the ostrich egg symbolize in the Brera Madonna?
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Piero della Francesca
The Flagellation of Christ, tempera on wood panel by Piero della Francesca, late 1450s; in the National Gallery of the Marches, Urbino, Italy.
In the Brera Madonna by Piero della Francesca, the ostrich egg suspended from the scallop-shell design is most likely a symbol of resurrection.1