Sandro Botticelli (born Allesandro di Mariano Filipepi, Florence about 1447; died in the same city, 1510) enjoys, above all, a well-earned fame as a painter of the Madonna. The Child's expression is always sweet and winning, yet thoughtful as well, and at times the look is one of intense earnestness. The Mother in holy awe restrains her tenderness and seems to have a presentiment of future sorrow.
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