The Nativity, late 15th century, Italian, Florence, Tempera and gold on wood, 30 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (77. 5 x 57. 2 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Botticelli (Italian, Florentine, 1444/45?1510), The Virgin kneels in adoration before the Christ Child, with her blue mantle fastened by a clasp in the form of a cherub, while the golden star on her left shoulder alludes to her title as ?Stella Maris? (Star of the Sea), evoking the guiding light she provides