Sandro Botticelli Primavera Meaning

Sandro Botticelli’s painting Primavera has been a subject of discussion and admiration for many centuries. The reason being, why exactly is that so? Botticelli’s Primavera was orinally painted for the intentions of giving it to a soon-to-be groom and bride for their wedding as a gift. The image depicts a few figures, mostly women, portrayed in a lush garden. Simple enough, but there lies a deeper meaning behind it. It is meant to portray and give the message of a soon-to-be bride to be submissive to her husband for whatever his desires and reserved in other aspects of life, meant only to exist for the sole purpose of her husband and to bear children. Zirpolo’s argument was that this was the true meaning of the painting, and that it was considered
I do approve of Zirpolo’s approach towards the painting and her interpretation of it. She is quick to the point and clearly states her facts with references to other literary and art works relating to the Renaissance era. The fact that women considered little more than breeding stock is something she isn’t afraid to admit, and something that I would agree with her on. Women had to stick to a specific set of societal rules that needed to be followed, less she be considered unwomanly or undignified. It is frustrating to me that they would place so much emphasis on how women were meant to behave when it appears that their only purpose for society of the time was simply just to bring children. Many marriages weren’t even made out of love, they were arranged and women had no say in the matter whatsoever, for fear of angering her future husband or his family, something that could (and most likely would) cause unrest in their socio-political relations. Women were meant to be submissive to their husband’s aggressions, regardless of how she felt towards him or the subject. This is still something that still exists in different countries around the world