But since it’s Christmas, now is a better time than ever to call attention to a lesser-known and somewhat ominous Botticelli painting depicting the latter. “Mystic Nativity” (1500), now held ...

A long-lost painting by Sandro Botticelli, depicting the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, was found in a family home in Gragnano, Italy, south of Naples. The masterpiece, missing for nearly 50 years ...