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BOTTICELLI, Sandro: The Virgin Adoring the Child

🖼 The Virgin Adoring the Child, c. 1490
Tempera on panel, diameter 59,6 cm
Washington, United States

Tender intimacy unfolds as Mary kneels before the Christ Child in radiant gold light, rendered with Botticelli's characteristic flowing lines and delicate grace. This devotional image epitomizes Early Renaissance spirituality, blending humanistic warmth with divine reverence in a composition that influenced Italian religious art for generations.

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E. H. Gombrich
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