Why it matters
One of Botticelli's earliest paintings, modelled on his teacher Filippo Lippi's Virgin and Child with Two Angels. The realistic infant may be the earliest known depiction of the Babinski reflex.
Did you know?
- It dates from about 1465–1467.
- It is in the Spedale degli Innocenti in Florence.
- Most of Botticelli's works date from the 1480s.
Based on the Wikipedia article Virgin and Child with an Angel (Botticelli, Florence) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
