A long-lost painting by Sandro Botticelli, depicting the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, was found in a family home in Gragnano, Italy, south of Naples. The masterpiece, missing for nearly 50 years ...

F or centuries, parishioners at a church in a small French town thought that a painting in their collection was a 19th-century copy of a 15th-century artwork by Sandro Botticelli. Now, a new ...

But since it’s Christmas, now is a better time than ever to call attention to a lesser-known and somewhat ominous Botticelli painting depicting the latter. “Mystic Nativity” (1500), now held ...

A painting dismissed as a copy has been confirmed as a Botticelli masterpiece. The 400-year-old painting made its way from the studio of the Florentine master to the collection of philanthropist ...

Sam Roddick explores the enduring appeal of Botticelli's masterpiece The Birth of Venus, one of the most celebrated paintings in western art. A joyous celebration of female sexuality, its journey ...