BOTTICELLI, Sandro
(b. 1445, Firenze, d. 1510, Firenze)

Virgin and Child

c. 1470
Tempera on wood
Musée du Petit Palais, Avignon

Executed circa 1470, the restrained and light palate, the diaphanous skin tones and the sophisticated coiffure are marks of Botticelli's early style.