 The latter is turning his body towards his mother, hiding the face from the seer.Through Michelangelo’s personal writings, letters, and poetry that include recollections of his wet nurse it is known that Michelangelo was very emotionally engaged to the motherhood of Mary, relating the Virgin Mother to his own wet nurse.It is believed that although the work was commissioned, the "Medici Madonna" is largely tied to his own deep rooted personal issues.