Madonna and Child with an Angel
Sandro Botticelli · 1465
Why it's great
Mary holds the baby Jesus, while an angel looks over their shoulders with a long, soft stare. Sandro Botticelli painted this about 1465, when he was a young artist learning from Filippo Lippi.
Where to see it
📍 Hospital of Innocentsborough 1, Italy
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Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter born in Florence in 1445. He worked for the Medici family and painted graceful, flowing pictures such as The Birth of Venus and Primavera. He lived in Florence all his life and died there in 1510.
