Sant'Ambrogio Altarpiece (Botticelli)

The Madonna and Child with Six Saints, also known as Sant'Ambrogio Altarpiece, is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, finished around 1470. It is housed in the Galleria degli Uffizi, in Florence.

Madonna and Child with Six Saints
ArtistSandro Botticelli
Yearc. 1470
MediumTempera on panel
Dimensions167 cm × 195 cm (66 in × 77 in)
LocationUffizi, Florence

It portrays the Virgin enthroned with the saints Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Francis of Assisi, Catherine of Alexandria and, kneeling, Cosmas and Damian (patrons of the House of Medici). It is in fact most likely[1] that the latter are portraits of Medici members. Lorenzo il Magnifico and his brother Giuliano have been considered.

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