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Madonna del Libro Botticelli Christmas Ornament

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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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Glykophilousa Mother of God Prayer Card Post Cards

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This is a post card size print of an icon of the Glykophilousa (Sweet Kissing) Mother of God by the hand of iconographer Matthew Garrett. The prayer before the icon of the Theotokos is printed on the back.
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