Madonna of the Magnificat (Botticelli)
- Madonna of the Magnificat (Botticelli)
Infobox Painting|
title=Madonna of the Magnificat
artist=Sandro Botticelli
year=1481
type=Tempera
height=118
width=118
city=Florence
museum=UffiziThe "Madonna of the Magnificat" (Italian: "Madonna del Magnificat") is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, executed in 1481. It is housed in the Uffizi, Florence.
The work portrays the Virgin Mary crowned by two angels. The Child Jesus is keeping in a hand the pomegranate, symbol of the Resurrection.
The painting would portrays the family of Piero de' Medici, lord of Florence from 1492. His wife Lucrezia Tornabuoni as Mary, Lorenzo de' Medici as the young man with the ink-pot, flanked by his brother Giuliano de' Medici who is holding a book. Behind the two boys is Maria, while the two elder sisters are holding the crown in the background: Bianca on the left and Nannina on the right. The newborn would be the daughter of Lorenzo, Lucrezia de' Medici.
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