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Madonna del Libro (1480-1481)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna del Libro (Madonna of the Book) 1480–1481 Tempera on panel, 58 x 39.6 cm Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milano This painting depicts the Virgin and Child reading a book that is only partially visible. The layout and decoration of…

Annunciazione di Cestello (1489-1490)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Annunciazione di Cestello (Cestello Annunciation) 1489–1490 Tempera on wood, 150 x 156 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Inscriptions: SPIRITUS SANCTUS SUPERVENIET IN TE ET VIRTUS ALTISSIMI OBUMBRABIT TIBI (Luca 1, 35) ECCE ANCILLA DOMINI FIAT MICHI SECUNDUM VERBUM TUUM…

Madonna col Bambino e un angelo (c.1465-1467)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna col Bambino e un angelo (Virgin and Child Supported by an Angel in a Garland) c.1465–1467 Tempera on wood, 112 x 74 cm Musée Fesch, Ajaccio Botticelli, like most of the artists gathered in this room, is Florentine.…

Nascita di Venere (c.1485)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Nascita di Venere (Birth of Venus) c.1485 Tempera on canvas, 172.5 x 278.5 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Known as the “Birth of Venus”, the composition actually shows the goddess of love and beauty arriving on land, on the…

Primavera (c.1480)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Primavera (Allegory of Spring) c.1480 Tempera on panel, 207 x 319 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze This painting, usually known as the Primavera [or ‘Spring’] shows nine figures from classic mythology advancing over a flowery lawn in a grove…

Madonna del Rosario (1473)

Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Madonna del Rosario (Madonna of the Rosary Enthroned) 1473 Oil on panel, 129 x 76 cm Museo Regionale, Messina This is the central panel of the Saint Gregory Polyptych. Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Polittico di San Gregorio 1473…

Crocifissione (1475)

Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Crocifissione (Calvary) 1475 Oil on panel, 52.5 x 42.5 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp The dead Christ hangs from the Cross on Golgotha, also known as Mount Calvary. The Virgin Mary is mourning at his…

Le tre Grazie (1813-1816)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Le tre Grazie (Three Graces) 1813–1816 Marble, h. 182 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg A late work by Canova, The Three Graces was produced at a time when the artist was so famous that the public eagerly awaited…