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Madonna and Child  1475

by Sandro Botticelli

[i]Workshop of Sandro Botticelli[/i] [br]Small paintings of the Madonna and Child were a popular type of decoration in the domestic interiors of Renaissance Florence. In this example, the figures are seated outdoors with a building and a cluster of trees behind them. The Madonna appears to embrace the Christ Child on her lap as he wriggles on her lap and turns around to me...
Size: 
H including added strips: 24 9/16 x W: 17 3/16
Medium: 
oil on wood panel
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum