Botticelli's The Madonna of the Magnificat {1480-81}

The Madonna of the Magnificat, c. 1480-81
We have seen several Madonna pictures, but this is the first that has been painted in the round. This is a very different way to draw, as there is no standard set flat bottom edge to be the ground and no top edge to be the sky.

Why do you think Botticelli decided to paint in the round?
What does it add to the composition?
What would you like to draw or paint in the round?
In advance I had cut out some paper in a round shape. 

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