How does this artwork elucidate its abstract?
The Madonna and Child with Six Saints, also known as Sant'Ambrogio Altarpiece, is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, finished around 1470. It is housed in the Galleria degli Uffizi, in Florence.
It portrays the Virgin enthroned with the saints Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Francis of Assisi, Catherine of Alexandria and, kneeling, Cosmas and Damian (patrons of the House of Medici). It is in fact most likely that the latter are portraits of Medici members. Lorenzo il Magnifico and his brother Giuliano have been considered.
Mary Magdalene Florence Giuliano Virgin Uffizi Renaissance Sandro Botticelli John the Baptist House of Medici Cosmas and Damian Catherine of Alexandria Lorenzo il Magnifico Francis of Assisi Galleria degli Uffizi