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Madonna with the Child by Giotto, 1325
This used to be shown as the middle piece of a bigger altarpiece — five panels, according to the National Gallery — until they got separated somewhere along the way. It was even catalogued as someone else's work for a while before curators settled on who actually painted it.
Erisava: Does the baby actually look like a baby, or more like a tiny adult?
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The Annunciation by Sandro Botticelli, 1450
This one's part of a set — seven small panels showing scenes from the life of Christ, according to the Met, though nobody's fully sure which church they were first painted for.
Erisava: Why do those columns stand right between the angel and Mary?
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The Adoration of the Magi by Giotto, 1320
This one's part of a set — seven small panels showing scenes from the life of Christ, according to the Met, though nobody's fully sure which church they were first painted for.
Erisava: Kings show up with gold, and the family's sleeping in a shed.