Even though Botticelli's present reputation and fame are primarily based on his mythological paintings, he, like all the artists of his age, created mainly religious works. There was a considerable demand for religious paintings centering on the Madonna. Botticelli's workshop assistants carried out the less important of the numerous commissions, either following his designs or copying his own paintings. Large altar panel paintings from Botticelli's hand still exist which date from the 1480s, commissioned by private patrons or guilds. He was also in demand as painter of frescoes many of them have since been destroyed.

Preview	Picture Data	Info
	Adoration of the Magi 1470-75 Tempera on panel, diameter 131,5 cm National Gallery, London
	Adoration of the Magi (detail) 1470-75 Tempera on panel National Gallery, London
	Adoration of the Magi c. 1475 Tempera on panel, 111 x 134 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	The Adoration of the Magi (detail) c. 1475 Tempera on panel Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	The Adoration of the Magi (detail) c. 1475 Tempera on panel Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	The Adoration of the Magi (detail) c. 1475 Tempera on panel Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	St Sebastian 1474 Tempera on panel, 195 x 75 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	The Birth of Christ 1476-77 Fresco, 200 x 300 cm Santa Maria Novella, Florence
	Madonna of the Sea c. 1477 Tempera on wood, 40 x 28 cm Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence
	St Augustine 1480 Fresco, 152 x 112 cm Ognissanti, Florence
	Annunciation 1481 Detached fresco, 243 x 555 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Adoration of the Magi 1481-82 Tempera on panel, 70 x 103 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
	Annunciation (detail) 1481 Fresco Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence