This handout image provided by Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan; inv. 443, shows Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro Filipepi), Madonna and Child (Madonna col Bambino), also called Madonna of the Book (Madonna del Libro), 1480–81;Tempera and oil on wood panel. Renaissance and Baroque artwork depicting Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, that is rarely seen in the United States is being showcased in Washington in time for Christmas. On Friday, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington opened the new exhibition "Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea." The show, which is on view through April 12, features masterworks from major museums including the Louvre in Paris, the Uffizi gallery in Florence, Italy, and the Vatican museums in Rome. (AP Photo/Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan; inv. 443)
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