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You Won’t Believe Where This “Lost” Botticelli Painting Was Found
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 ...
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This Painting Was Thought to Be a Botticelli Copy. Now, Researchers Say It Was Made in His Studio
The painting depicts the Virgin Mary and a young St. John the Baptist holding the infant Christ, and it’s been in the possession of the St. Félix church in Champigny-en-Beauce, a small town in ...
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Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon
Sam Roddick explores the enduring appeal of Botticelli's masterpiece The Birth of Venus, one of the most celebrated paintings in western art. A joyous celebration of female sexuality, its journey ...