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BOTTICELLI, Sandro: Virgin and Child

🖼 Virgin and Child, c. 1470
Tempera on wood
Avignon, France

Soft gold halos and delicate brushwork frame the Virgin's tender gaze toward Christ Child in this intimate devotional panel. Botticelli's lyrical Renaissance style elevated the Madonna theme to spiritual perfection, influencing Florentine religious art for generations.

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The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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