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OriginalThe Mystical Nativity (c.1500) by Sandro Botticelli. This is his only signed work and contains unusual iconography for a Nativity. Combined with the usual symbolism surrounding Christ's birth, Botticelli also mixes in aspects of Christ's Second Coming, and the associated end of the world
Reason
Excellent image of a renaissance masterpiece
Articles in which this image appears
The Mystical Nativity + 3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Sandro Botticelli

Promoted File:Mystic Nativity, Sandro Botticelli.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:56, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]