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The work came to the Uffizi in 1867 from the monastery of San Bartolomeo of Monteoliveto, near Florence. It was ascribed to Domenico Ghirlandaio until 1869, when some critics recognised it as a youthful work by Leonardo, executed around 1472-1475, when he was still an apprentice in the workshop of his master, Andrea del Verrocchio. The sacred scene is set in the garden of a Florentine palace; with a landscape on the background which is already peculiarly influenced by Leonardo, for the magic and unreal atmosphere created by mountains, water and sky. Leonardo's personality is pointed out also in the beautiful drapery of the Virgin and the Angel, while the marble table in front of her probably quotes the tomb of Piero and Giovanni dei Medici in the church of San Lorenzo sculpted by Verrocchio in this period.This much discussed painting was originally attributed to Ghirlandaio, but a group of influential nineteenth century scholars recognised the hand of the young Da Vinci, on the basis of some newly discovered preparatory sketches of the two figures. As for interpretation, the relatively large distance that sepa
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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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