This relief was made by joining three blocks of wood together and adding on pieces that were carved separately, like the hand holding the ball, the brooch on Christ’s mantle, the angels’ wings, and the two hands—which are not positioned correctly—crowning the Madonna. Other elements, such as Mary’s crown and the dove of the Holy Spirit, may have been lost.

Possibly part of an altarpiece, the sculpture is considered a model of the late Gothic-Renaissance transition. In terms of style, it has been associated with the work of Hans Leinberger, a sculptor active in southern Bavaria; but from an iconographic perspective, the relief repeats conventional formulas that recall other sculpture groups from southern Austria. The astonishingly similar and identically expressionless figures of God and Christ are wearing mantles with deep folds that impart a chiaroscuro effect to the entire group.