Lilium candidum

Madonna lily, this lily was used in medieval, Renaissance art to symbolise the purity of the Virgin Mary
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an angel kneeling down holding a bird in its hand
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Leonardo, da Vinci - Annunciation (detail) - Renaissance (High Italian, "Cinquecento") - New Testament - Oil on wood
a painting of a woman with flowers in her hand
Leonardo da Vinci, angel of the Annunciation
an image of the virgin mary holding a child
Fra Angelico, ca. 1433-5, The Virgin of Humility, Tempera on panel. IL
the painting depicts two angels holding an open book
Uffizi Gallery
Uffizi Gallery. BOTTICELLI Angel with embroidered stole, detail from the Madonna of the Pomegranate.
two children are looking at something in the sky
Sandro Botticelli.
❤ - SANDRO BOTTICELLI ( 1445 - 1510) - Madonna and Child with Siinging Angels (detail). - Gemäldegalerie Staatliche Museen, Berlin.
a painting of a woman wearing a veil
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Sandro Botticelli, Mary with the Child and Singing Angels (details). c. 1477.
some white flowers are growing on a fence
Madonnalilja Lat Lilium candidum
Lilium candidum (witte lelie) flower you can eat
white flowers are blooming in the garden
Latin name: Lilium, Common name: Lillies many kinds var. Lilium candidum shown
a white flower is in the middle of some bushes
Lilium candidum, the Madonna Lily
some white flowers are growing in the grass
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"For instance, the Madonna lily (Lilium candidum) was depicted on Egyptian monuments, Assyrian artifacts, and Minoan pottery over 3000 years ago." via wemoss.org