The Sublime Beauty of Botticelli

Matt Kuenzel
Apr 22, 2021

Primavera, painted by Sandro Botticelli in 1480 captures the radiance and mystery of Spring. The central figure is Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory:

Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as a Nymph:

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