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BOTTICELLI, Sandro: Madonna in Glory with Seraphim

🖼 Madonna in Glory with Seraphim, 1469-70
Tempera on panel
120 × 65 cm
Florence, Italy

Golden light radiates from the Madonna's halo, surrounded by concentric circles of seraphim heads rendered in luminous detail against deep blue. Botticelli's composition epitomizes Florentine Renaissance spirituality, merging Byzantine tradition with humanistic grace to create an iconic image of divine majesty.

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