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Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli Notes

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The Birth of Venus A masterpiece depicting a goddess standing on a scallop shell as Zephyr blows her toward the shore.
Primavera An allegorical work set in an orange grove featuring Mercury, the Three Graces, and the nymph Chloris.
The Mystical Nativity The artist's only signed work, featuring twelve angels dancing in the sky and a Greek apocalyptic inscription.
Zephyrus The blue-skinned wind god who appears in both "The Birth of Venus" and "Primavera" to blow wind or abduct nymphs.
Chloris The nymph in "Primavera" who is transformed into the goddess Flora after being pursued by Zephyrus.
Mercury The god depicted at the far left of "Primavera" using a caduceus to wave away clouds from the grove.
Map of Hell A funnel-shaped diagram illustrating Dante's "Inferno," part of a series of 92 illustrations for the Divine Comedy.
Girolamo Savonarola The Dominican friar whose radical sermons influenced Botticelli to adopt a more severe, religious style.
The Three Graces A trio of dancing women in translucent dresses who appear in the "Primavera."
Calumny of Apelles An allegorical painting based on a description by Lucian, featuring King Midas with donkey ears.
Fra Lippo Lippi The Carmelite monk and master painter who served as Botticelli's primary teacher.
Sistine Chapel The location where Botticelli painted frescoes including "The Punishment of the Sons of Korah" and "The Temptations of Christ."
Simonetta Vespucci The Florentine noblewoman often cited as the model for Venus and other figures in Botticelli's works.
Madonna of the Magnificat A famous circular painting (tondo) showing the Virgin Mary writing a canticle as two angels crown her.
Venus and Mars A work showing the goddess of love watching over a sleeping god of war while satyrs play with his armor.
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