Sandro Botticelli
The Medici court painter Botticelli is one of the unequivocal artists of the Italian Renaissance alongside Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. Favouring feminine portraits, Botticelli stands apart through the finesse of his lines and the unbridled sensuality of his paintings. Between religious and private commissions this Florentine artist introduced the profane into art through works of complex mythological subjects, such as the incontrovertibly masterful Primavera and The Birth of Ve…
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- Full title :Sandro Botticelli / âEmile Gebhart [& Victoria Charles].
Summary
The Medici court painter Botticelli is one of the unequivocal artists of the Italian Renaissance alongside Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. Favouring feminine portraits, Botticelli stands apart through the finesse of his lines and the unbridled sensuality of his paintings. Between religious and private commissions this Florentine artist introduced the profane into art through works of complex mythological subjects, such as the incontrovertibly masterful Primavera and The Birth of Venus, and knew how to delight the erudite patrons of art. The Madonna of the Magnificat remains one of.
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- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Made available through hoopla, Parkstone International
- Place of Publication:United States
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781780429953, 1780429959
- oclc:on1098562892
- LC Classification:ND623.B7
- Dewey Decimal:759.5
Table of Contents
Botticelli's Youth and Education; Botticelli's First Works; The Medici and Botticelli's Pagan Initiation; Pagan, Mystical, and Oriental Visions; Botticelli's Waning Days; Bibliography; List of Illustrations
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