Art by Sandro Bottocelli

Item #43424 - Madonna of the Book (Madonna del Libro) Framed Canvas

Madonna of the Book (Madonna del Libro) Framed Canvas by Sandro Bottocelli

Botticelli's masterpiece was created circa 1483 and now hangs in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli of Milan.

This wonderful representative piece of Renaissance Italian art depicts the Blessed Virgin holding her son, Our Savior, with her hand extended over a copy of The Book of the Hours. The Christ Child bears 3 nails in one hand and a crown of thorns around His other wrist, in a foreshadowing of the Passion to come.

11 x 14 inch digitally reproduced print on canvas. This beautiful canvas has been streched on wood mounting and comes framed in an antique finish, ornate gold frame.

Item #43424

Art by Sandro Bottocelli

Madonna of the Book (Madonna del Libro) Framed Canvas by Sandro Bottocelli

$220.00