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SANDRO BOTTICELLI | Annunciazione | Uffizi, Sala 10-14 | Versione breve | La narrazione è di Diana Kong, la voce di Lucilla Giagnoni | Leggi la scheda completa dell'opera su uffizi.it    Sandro Botticelli | Annunciation (detached fresco)| Room 10-14  This fresco was painted for the Church of San Martino at the Spedale di Santa Maria della Scala in Florence, where abandoned children were taken in. Right away I think: this is why Mary's arms are empty and she wears a frown. I don't think that in this world there exists a mother who truly wants to leave her child! For sure, there must be an unspeakable reason to do so. From 1478 to 1479, Florence was struck by a terrible plague; many of the victims were buried in the monastery attached to the church. In 1481, Botticelli was paid for the creation of an Annunciation, probably a votive offering to the Virgin Mary for the end of the epidemic. The background filled with a quiet and beautiful nature could comfort people. The angel could bring them good