LONDON — Art experts in Britain have discovered that a painting long thought to be a fake Sandro Botticelli in fact came from the master’s own Florence workshop. “It was of the right period, it was technically correct and it was painted on poplar, a material commonly used at the time,” she said. The circular painting, part of a collection bought by a diamond magnate, shows angels flanking Mary, who holds baby Christ and a pomegranate symbolizing his future suffering. Though small, it includes exquisite details and features gold leaf adorning Mary’s halo and the wings of the angels worshipping her. It will go on display in Ranger’s House, a Georgian villa in southeastern London, from April 1.

Source: National Post March 28, 2019 11:23 UTC