Madonna of the Magnificat
Sandro Botticelli (c. 1483)
Botticelli’s Madonna of the Magnificat is a circular panel where the Virgin, <strong>crowned by angels</strong>, writes the <strong>Magnificat</strong> as the Christ Child guides her hand. A split <strong>pomegranate</strong> in the Child’s grasp prefigures the Passion while the wingless, courtly angels and a Tuscan view bind sacred mystery to Florentine life <sup>[1]</sup><sup>[2]</sup>. The tondo’s swirl of fabrics and gold makes theology visible as a choreography of <strong>praise, prophecy, and sacrifice</strong>.
