Madonna of the Book (Botticelli)
- Madonna of the Book (Botticelli)
Infobox Painting|
title=Madonna of the Book
artist=Sandro Botticelli
year=c. 1483
type=Tempera on panel
height=58
width=39,5
museum=Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan
The "Madonna of the Book", also known as the "Madonna del Libro", is a small painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli, circa 1483.It is housed in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli of Milan.
The Madonna del Libro is a design that is extremely gentle and beautiful in which Mary and the Child are sitting in a corner of the room in front of the window, and her hand is resting on an open book. Some words are visible, showing that this is a Book of Hours, the Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis. As a symbol of his future Passion, the Christ Child is holding the three nails of the Cross and the crown of thorns.
Botticelli created the additions to the scene with a great deal of loving detail, and the ensemble of boxes and a lavish fruit bowl is very much like a still-life. The parchment pages of the book, the materials and the transparent veils have an incredibly tangible quality to them. Another refinement of Botticelli's painting is the gold filigree with which he decorated the robes and objects. The use of expensive gold paint was a result of a contractual agreement made with the clients, which laid down the price of the painting.
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