Botticelli’s later years were marked by shifting fortunes. The Medici’s exile and the rise of Savonarola’s puritanical regime made his style more austere, as seen in the stark piety of The Mystical ...

The three kings present their gifts to Jesus in Sandro Botticelli's "The Adoration of the Magi" (ca 1478). Botticelli, a Florentine, created several well-known paintings of this scene, which was ...

Olive oil, too. Botticelli, we’re guessing, would probably prefer to attach his name to his artwork. With that in mind, we’ve ranked 10 of Botticelli’s most famous works below.

“Mystic Nativity” (1500), now held at the National Gallery in London, is the only work Botticelli ever signed. It re-emerged in the 1800s after centuries of obscurity, revealing a complex ...

Sandro Botticelli's The Mystical Nativity (circa 1500-1501) is a beautiful depiction of the birth of Christ. Unlike traditional nativity scenes, this painting integrates apocalyptic and eschatological ...

Sandro Botticelli’s Adoration of the Magi, 1470-1475, held by the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Picture: Supplied But Mary gives an extraordinary articulation of the glory that has come to her.

These different scenes became even more strongly married together as Nativity plays became a part of Christmas celebrations. St. Francis of Assisi is credited with staging the first one in 1223. St.

This Painting Was Thought to Be a Botticelli Copy. Now, Researchers Say It Was Made in His Studio A new analysis suggests that the piece was created by several artists working in the Italian ...

Renaissance Paintings In Sandro Botticelli’s “The Mystical Nativity” (1500), holly may appear among the vegetation, symbolizing eternal life and the connection to Christ.

Botticelli’s drawings bring us tantalizingly close to the artist, a man as clouded by intimations of darkness, and seeking some salve of beauty, as we are today.

Sandro Botticelli, “Mystic Nativity,” 1500. In one work, a painting known as the “Mystic Nativity,” rows of figures are arranged as a kind of layer cake “with a complete disregard for ...