First da Vinci: now they’re cracking the Botticelli code From Richard Owen in Rome AN ITALIAN art expert claims that he has cracked the hidden code in one of the most most enigmatic Renaissance paintings‚ Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera. Enrico Guidoni‚ Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at Rome University‚ said that scholars had sought for centuries to interpret Botticelli’s masterpiece‚ painted in or around 1482 for Lorenzo de Medici‚ better known as Lorenzo the
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Sandro Botticelli painted “The birth of Venus” in 1485 and Jean-Honore Fragonard painted” Happy accidents of the swing” in 1767. Botticellis painting is tempera on canvas‚ while Fragonard painting is oil on canvas. Botticellis’ piece shows a scene of Venus rising from the sea‚ balanced on a sea shell. To the right of Venus right is Zephyrus‚ God of Winds‚ he carries with him the gentle breeze Aura and together they blow the Goddess of Love ashore. The Horae‚ Goddess of the Seasons‚ waits to receive
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Behind the Painting: Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera Time has arrived upon the year of 1482‚ the Early Renaissance‚ and a great artist‚ Botticelli‚ is in the stages of creating the largest Greek mythology painting‚ Primavera or also known as the Allegory of Spring. On the canvas characters such as Zephyr: the God of Wind‚ Flora/Chloris: the Goddess of Flowers and Blossoms as well as her former nymph counterpart‚ Venus: the Goddess of Love and Beauty‚ the Three Graces‚ Cupid: God of Love‚ and last
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Primavera by Sandro Botticelli “Alessandro Filipepi‚ also know as Sandro Botticelli‚ (1444-1510) was born in Florence‚ Italy around 1445” (“Sandro Botticelli Biography” 1). Alessandro started his painting career during the Italian Renaissance‚ although Sandro died at the age of 65 and his painting career was unsuccessful‚ after his death his paintings became more popular and demanding. One of his famous painting‚ La Primavera was created after Sandro Botticelli’s’ The Birth Of Venus. In Sandro Botticelli’s
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Once hung in a Medici villa‚ Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus‚ ca. 1485‚ is one of the most treasured artworks of the Renaissance. The composition is opened up more‚ compared to Botticelli’s Primavera‚ a similar styled painting done a few years prior. The central figure in this tempera painting is the goddess Venus (also known as Aphrodite in Greek mythology). She graces us with her presence by floating to the shore‚ pushed from the winds of gods (Zephyr accompanied by Chloris)‚ on a seashell
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When first observing the art piece‚ the viewer notices that the woman on the seashell is Venus‚ the main focus of the painting. Botticelli included certain allegories when painting Venus standing nude on a seashell. Knowing that Venus was born out of the sea‚ her standing on a seashell symbolizes that she has just emerged from the water. Some may think that Venus is the goddess of the sea because she was born in the sea; this is false. Venus standing naked actually indicates that Venus is the
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a Red Cap Sandro Botticelli‚ real name Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi‚ was one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His work‚ Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap‚ captures his highly personalized style. He is known for his execution and precise use of lines to portray objects realistically. The Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap will be the source of our discussion‚ but first a background of Sandro Botticelli’s artistic relations is necessary. 	Botticelli was born in
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a calming blue background gives Venus an ethereal quality and makes her stand out. This use of color also creates unity and variety. • In this piece‚ the light source is not seen. However‚ the light source is to the right of the artwork because Botticelli uses chiaroscuro‚ or shading on the left side of Venus’s face which makes it seem like a glow is cast upon her face. Content: • The painting’s composition presents Venus‚ born of the foam of the sea‚ floating to the shores of her sacred island
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Sandro Botticelli‚ born Alessandro Mariano Filipepi‚ was the son of a tanner. He was born in Florence around 1445 and showed a talent for painting at a very early age. Botticelli was first apprenticed under a goldsmith named Sandro‚ from whom it is believed he derived his nickname. At the age of sixteen‚ he served an apprenticeship with the painter Fra Filippo Lippi (Durant‚ 1953). From Lippi he learned to create the effect of transparency‚ to draw outlines‚ and to give his pictures fluidity and
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Beauty Is Nude On your left corner the sky is a dark shade of blue with a full white cloud‚ two human like figures are covering this cloud. One is a female‚ while the other is a male. The male is of a tanned completion‚ while the female is of lighter completion. These two figures have angel like wings that cover the cloud in the sky. Their wings are of a dark color‚ which are big and powerful. The male and female are both hugging one another‚ the male is nude the only thing covering his private
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