Madonna with the Child on the throne, John the Baptist and the Evangelist John, or the Altar of Bardi. “In the church of Santo Spirito in Florence, he painted a

The fresco of the artist Sandro Botticelli “St. Augustine the Blessed in prayerful contemplation.” The size of the fresco is 152 x 112 cm, Botticelli’s work is severely damaged. The

“Madonna Magnificat” – the most famous of the paintings of Botticelli on the religious plot, written for private chapels. The name she received on the first word of the prayer

The plot of the novel from the “Decameron” Boccaccio, combining cruelty and courtesy, impressed the tastes of customers from the court circle of the Medici. The story tells how a

This is the earliest surviving altar painting by Botticelli. Although it was sometimes called “The Altar of Koshertitak”, the exact purpose of the picture is unknown. The figure of the

This unusual painting adorned the chapel in which Ferdinand and Isabella were buried, Spanish Catholic monarchs known for banishing the Moors of Granada and uniting Spain. The chapel next to

The painting was written for Guido di Lorenzo, the rector of Santa Maria degli Angeli and friend Lorenzo the Magnificent, whose name is associated with the period of the highest

Botticelli made the figure of Christ, accompanied – not completely canonically – by Moses and dressed in goat skins by the prophet Elisha, the center of a small triptych, depicting

A panel from the altar of the church of San Marco. Saint Jerome was a learned priest who translated almost the entire Bible from Hebrew and Greek into Latin. The

Fresco by Sandro Botticelli “Scenes from the Life of Moses”. The size of the fresco is 348.5 x 558 cm. This painting of the artist tells about Moses, the Old

The picture “The Madonna with the Child and the Eight Angels” is also known as the “Rachin Tondo” by the name of the private collection in which it used to

The picture is not like the usual idealized images of the “Madonna with the Child”. A sleepy child holding a grenade, an exhausted and alarmed mother is the life observation

Christmas is one of the most ancient and favorite Christian holidays. From this most important event, people count down the time, saying, “this happened before the Nativity of Christ, and

Flora, a fragment of the painting by artist Sandro Botticelli “Spring”. Flora – the image of flowering and fruiting of nature. The wreath and necklace of Flora depict cornflowers, daisies,

Painting by artist Sandro Botticelli “Slander”. The size of the master’s work is 62 x 91 cm, wood, tempera. At a time when the Florentines were under the hypnotic influence