The Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate (detail) by Sandro Botticelli, c 1445-1510 -
Single Card
Publisher: Portfolio - The National Gallery
Code: 5030453042109
Inside:  Blank
Size: 16cm x 16cm

The Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate (detail)
tempera on wood 67.9 x 52.7 cm
Sandro Botticelli

The Christ Child holds a pomegranate, a traditional symbol of the Passion, and is showing some of the seeds to his mother.
The Passion of Christ covers all episodes connected with the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ.
Many cycles of painting were devoted to the episodes of the Passion.