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Original – The boy looks up at his mother and she is absorbed in reading the open book. As a symbol of the Passion of Christ, the Christ Child is holding the three nails of the cross and the crown of thorns, a common representation in the Christian iconography. The fruits displayed on the plate have symbolical meanings: the cherries symbolize the blood of Christ and are an allusion to Paradise, the plums symbolize tenderness between the Mother and the Child, while the figs symbolize the resurrection
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Sandro Botticelli is one of the greatest artists in Renaissance art history, also my very personal favourite. During his lifetime he was one of the most famous painters in Italy, later others were favored in the art history like Leonardo Di Vinci and Michelangelo. He was most succesful, (Citation:)Botticelli's best known workSandro Botticelli
By the age of 15 Botticelli already had his own workshop and this helped form his distinctive artistic style. ... Whilst from the late 19th century, since his rediscovery as a titan of Renaissance art by the Pre-Raphaelites, Botticelli's work has been recognized to be among the most masterful of his time ... Looking back at history, he now has the respect he earned through a lifetime of achievement.
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