1981 20c Traditional Christmas: Madonna and Child

U.S. #1939
1981 20¢ Madonna and Child
Traditional Christmas

Issue Date: October 28, 1981
City: Chicago, IL
Quantity: 597,720,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: 11

Color: Mult...  more

U.S. #1939
1981 20¢ Madonna and Child
Traditional Christmas

Issue Date: October 28, 1981
City: Chicago, IL
Quantity: 597,720,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: 11

Color: Multicolored

This religious Christmas issue depicts the Madonna and Child by the artist, Botticelli. In the late 1490s, Botticelli became so moved by the preaching of the Italian friar, Savonarola, that he burned many of his non-religious works and painted only religious themes from then forward.