Virgin and Child with an Angel (Botticelli, Florence)
Painting by Sandro Botticelli / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Madonna and Child with an Angel is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli, c. 1465–1467. It is housed in Spedale degli Innocenti of Florence.
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Artist | Sandro Botticelli |
Year | 1465–1467 |
Medium | Tempera on panel |
Dimensions | 87 cm × 60 cm (34 in × 24 in) |
Location | Spedale degli Innocenti, Florence |
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A majority of Botticelli's works date to the 1480s.[1] This painting, one of Botticelli's earliest, reveals Botticelli's close artistic relationship with his teacher, Filippo Lippi, and is modelled on the latter's The Virgin and Child with Two Angels.[2] With the realistic depiction of his live infant models, Botticelli's Madonna may be the earliest known depiction of the neurological Babinski reflex.[3] Botticelli is also known for his contributions to the Sistine Chapel.[4]