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BOTTICELLI, Sandro: Madonna of the Sea

🖼 Madonna of the Sea, c. 1477
Tempera on wood
40 × 28 cm
Florence, Italy

Serene blues and golds frame the Virgin cradling Christ above turbulent waters, her figure rendered with Botticelli's signature graceful linearity. This maritime setting uniquely merges spiritual devotion with Neoplatonic ideals, establishing Mary as cosmic protector during Florence's Renaissance flourishing.

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