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The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Sunday, 6 March 2011
Themes:
Classical mythologyNature (Botany)Spring (The Weather)MarriageLove (Platonic)Re-birth (Renaissance)Poetry
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
male
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
malemale
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
malemale
female
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
malemale
female female
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
malemale
female female
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
malemale
female female
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
malemale
female female
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
malemale
female female
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
malemale
female female
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
malemale
female female
Technique:
balanceorder
harmonyframingrhythmcontrol
structuresymmetryrepetition
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Composition
malemale
female female
Technique:
balanceorder
harmonyframingrhythmcontrol
structuresymmetryrepetition
Effects:
flowingsinuous
serpentinegentle
gracefuldelicatevibrant
mysteriousidealised
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
The Gaze
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
The Gaze
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
The Gaze
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
The Gaze
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
The Gaze
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
The Gaze
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
The Gaze
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
The Gaze
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Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
The Gaze
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Sunday, 6 March 2011
Allegory:
An allegory is a device used to present an idea, principle or meaning, which can be presented in literary form, such as a poem or novel, or in visual form, such as in painting or sculpture. Allegory communicates its message by means of symbolic figures, actions or symbolic representation.
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Allegory
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Allegory
Zephyrus
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Allegory
Zephyrus
Chloris
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Allegory
Zephyrus
Chloris
Flora
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Allegory
Zephyrus
Chloris
The GracesFlora
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Allegory
Zephyrus
Chloris
The Graces
Mercury
Flora
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Allegory
Zephyrus
Chloris
The Graces
CupidMercury
Flora
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Primavera by Botticelli, c.1482
Allegory
Zephyrus
Chloris
VenusThe Graces
CupidMercury
Flora
Sunday, 6 March 2011
Platonic Love:
The term amor platonicus was coined as early as the 15th century by the Florentine scholar Marsilio Ficino. Platonic love in this original sense of the term is examined in Plato's dialogue the Symposium, which has as its topic the subject of love or Eros generally. With genuine platonic love, the beautiful or lovely other person inspires the mind and the soul and directs one's attention to spiritual things. One proceeds from recognition of the beauty of another to appreciation of beauty as it exists apart from any individual, to consideration of divinity, the source of beauty, to love of divinity.
Sunday, 6 March 2011
The Birth of Venus by Botticelli, c.1486
Sunday, 6 March 2011
Patronage:
Along with Da Vinci and Michelangelo, Botticelli was supported by Lorenzo de’Medici, a member of the ruling family of fifteenth century Florence, Italy. Lorenzo, while a poor business man was successful at promoting the arts and philosophical learning. He secured patrons for his favoured artists; he supported Neoplatonic debate that fuelled the development of humanism. Lorenzo’s humanistic influence in Botticelli’s work can be seen in the neopagan themes in his most famous paintings, The Birth of Venus and Primavera. A few of his earlier religious works include members of the Medici clan-- for example, portraits of Cosimo, Giovanni and Giuliano de’ Medici appear in the Adoration of the Magi.
Pope Sixtus IV was briefly a patron of Botticelli. Sixtus IV summoned him to work on the Sistine Chapel. Scenes from the Life of Moses is one of the frescos he painted on the north and south walls of the chapel. His paintings in the Sistine Chapel did not achieve the fame of those completed by Michelangelo, and in fact are not considered some of his best work.
Sunday, 6 March 2011