Why it matters
The Madonna, hands joined in prayer, is presented with the Christ Child by two angels. Painted without the help of his workshop, it was an influential model for later Madonnas, including Botticelli's.
Did you know?
- Most historians date it between 1450 and 1465.
- It is known as the Lippina or the Uffizi Madonna.
- Lippi was born in Florence in 1406.
Based on the Wikipedia article Madonna and Child (Lippi) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
