The painting “Spring”, painted by Botticelli in 1478, combines three different, but related directions. Pompous courtly style – at that time the beloved were portrayed in this style. The artist also used the antique style in the painting – characters and motifs from the myths of Ancient Greece. The Christian style represents the image of…
The meaning of the painting “Venus and Mars” by the famous Italian artist of the Renaissance period Sandro Botticelli, painted in 1483, is simple – the author wanted to show the audience the superiority of love over violence. The plot depicted in the painting “Venus and Mars” shows us two beautiful gods, Mars in the…
The great painting “The Birth of Venus” by the great master Sandro Botticelli is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. The work was written in 1485 and is considered an artistic masterpiece of the Renaissance. The painting depicts an open space – the sea, the sky. The author showed on the canvas a very early…
Simonetta Vespucci is the first beauty in all of Italy, descended from the ancient and wealthy Vespucci family. The future navigator and discoverer of America, Amerigo Vespucci, had yet to be born in this family, but even without this the surname was widely known. Most likely, the portrait was painted in 1474 or 1475 from…
The Madonna of the Book is the greatest work of Sandro Botticelli, who lived at the same time as Leonardo da Vinci and Rafael Santi. Botticelli in his work very often resorted to the image of the image of the Madonna. The painting “Madonna of the Book” stands apart in the artist’s work. In the…
Biblical subjects have always been full of allegories and allegories, so at all times they have been a favorite theme of poets, artists, writers, sculptors – all those who in one way or another related to art. The Renaissance era left us many bright names of artists who drew attention to the subjects of the…
Year of painting: 1482. Dimensions of the painting: 205 x 147.5 cm. Material: canvas. Writing technique: tempera. Genre: mythological painting. Style: early Renaissance. Gallery: Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
Year of painting: 1470. Dimensions of the painting: 65 x 124 cm. Material: panel. Writing technique: tempera. Genre: religious painting. Style: early Renaissance. Gallery: Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
One of the brightest representatives of the Renaissance, the painter Sandro Botticelli, painted the painting “Madonna Magnificat” around 1481. The name of this painting comes from a prayer written in a book, which on the canvas Madonna covers with her hand. The image of the little Jesus sitting on her lap contains many symbols. In…
Year of painting: 1480. Dimensions: 32 x 47 cm Material: parchment. Writing technique: colored pencils. Genre: religious painting. Style: early Renaissance. Gallery: Vatican Apostolic Library.