Looking through the artworks from the 1300-1500's its safe to say that the most commonly painted subject is the Madonna and child. Generally the artist seem to play it safe rather than innovating, with similar, straightforward compositions. Getting through the italio-byzantine and Gothic depictions before going to the Uffizi made Botticelli's Madonna and child seem a breath of fresh air. It keeps some of the traditional elements of gilding and the striated rays, but adds renaissance perspective and realism of the figures. I enjoy the brilliant colors the and the transparent draping banner. Though the composition is still focused on Mary and the child slightly to the right of the center, the use of line and the gesturing of the five angels keeps your eyes moving in a dynamic way. This piece was brighter in real life than most of the pictures I have seen of it, and thee details are definitely more impacting.
-Kevin
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