The Madonna of the Pomegranate is a tempera on panel painting created circa 1487 by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli. It is now in the Uffizi in Florence. Sandro Botticelli was a leading Renaissance artist from Florence, Italy.

Madonna of the Pomegranate. Despite the circular format, which was used for sacred images intended for secular contexts and was often accompanied by compositions of a more intimate tone than the paintings intended for churches, this sacred image is characterized by the composition's strict symmetry, monumentality, and solemn character.

Botticelli painted the Madonna of the Pomegranate in 1487. The picture's title is explained by the pomegranate in Mary's hand: this should be understood to symbolize Christ's Passion, the wealth of seeds conveying the fullness of Christ's suffering.

The Madonna and Child with Angels called "Madonna of the Pomegranate" is a 1487 panel on wood full of symbols and meanings. Mary is at the center of a perfect composition, together with her Child, surrounded by six beautiful angels.

2025年1月22日 · Madonna of the Pomegranate is very typical of Botticelli's career in that there are multiple layers of symbolism, some impressive portraiture and also the familiar theme of the Madonna. Religious input can be seen across his career, but most towards the end.

2023年10月14日 · Learn more about Madonna of the Pomegranate by famous Italian artist, Sandro Botticelli.

2018年11月29日 · This report proposes that such knowledge enabled Botticelli to enhance the iconography of his masterpieces, Madonna of the Pomegranate, by incorporating a concealed image of the heart and cardiac anatomy within it.

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The Madonna of the Pomegranate (Madonna della Melagrana) is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, circa 1487. It is housed in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy. Several copies of the work exist, currently held at the Berlin State Museums, the Wernher Collection in London and the Aynard Collection at Lyon.

Painted probably in 1487 for the Audience Hall of the Massai di Camera in Palazzo Vecchio, as is confirmed also by the fleurs-de-lys on the frame. At the Uffizi since 1780. Want see this artwork?