Madonna of the Pomegranate

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Author:     Painted in: Florence 1445-1510    Framework: Tempera on wood, diam. 143.5    Located in: Botticelli Room

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.

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