Georgi, KarenSmyth, CarolynHillman, Katherine2024-09-202024-09-202022Hillman, Katherine. "Madonna of the Magnificat and the Nineteenth Century “Rediscovery” of Botticelli". Master's Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2022.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14490/276Master of Arts in Art History -- John Cabot University, Spring 2022.This thesis focuses on the nineteenth century display and reception of Sando Botticelli’s Madonna of the Magnificat within the Uffizi Gallery. As a part of Botticelli’s nineteenth century “rediscovery” as an artist, Madonna of the Magnificat captured the attention of Alexis-François Rio, Walter Pater, and John Addington Symonds during their visits to Florence in the mid-nineteenth century. Through returning to primary sources from the nineteenth century, this thesis investigates if there is a connection between the display of this painting and its nineteenth century critical reception. While the display did not influence the individual interpretations of the Madonna’s melancholic expression by these art critics, the display impacted how this painting captivated the attention of these art critics against the other paintings in the space.vi, 65 pagesenAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Sandro Botticelli, 1444 or 1445-1510Madonna of the Magnificat (Sandro Botticelli, 1444 or 1445-1510)Thesis