Artwork / New Renaissance
Madonna and Child with Angels
- year
- 1465/1470
- medium
- oil and tempera on poplar panel
- dimensions
- overall: 86.7 x 57.8 cm
Sandro Botticelli · Madonna and Child with Angels (1465/1470).
Angels accompany Mary and the Christ Child in this early work. The close grouping of faces and hands creates a concentrated devotional scene.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Samuel H. Kress Collection. Accession 1943.4.47. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/12145-madonna-and-child-angels
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