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Medium. Tempera on panel. Dimensions. 202 cm × 314 cm (80 in × 124 in) Location. Uffizi, Florence. Primavera ( Italian pronunciation: [primaˈvɛːra], meaning "Spring"), is a large panel painting in tempera paint by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli made in the late 1470s or early 1480s (datings vary).
Steven Pulimood. La Primavera is a large tempera painting on a poplar wood panel by Sandro Botticelli, believed to have been executed about 1477 to 1482. The mythological figures are an allegory of spring and of the kindling of love.
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The Primavera is a painting by Sandro Botticelli, which was painted in about 1482 . What is the painting of? The painting is set in the garden of Venus, who is in the middle of the painting. Above her head is Cupid, who is aiming a bow and arrow at The Three Graces. The Three Graces are dancing a rondel. Mercury is on the left of the painting.
May 19, 2022 · La Primavera (c. 1477-1482) by Sandro Botticelli is a mysterious and majestic mythological tempera painting that has been pondered over by many art historians. In this article, we will explore this painting in more detail and look at the ever-brewing question: What does Primavera mean?
- Alicia du Plessis
- Sandro Botticelli
- ( Author And Art History Expert )
- c. 1477-1482
Political underpinnings. The Allegoria della Primavera may well serve as a canvas for the Medici family’s internal power struggles. The allusions are manifold, from the fiery motifs on the robes of Venere and Mercurio, which were emblems of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco, to the laurel bushes (laurus in Latin, hinting at the name Lorenzo), and even the orange fruits, symbolically linked to the ...
Aug 14, 2016 · Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera, or Allegory of Spring, is a famous large (over 6 x 8 feet) 15th century artwork commissioned by the Medici family, Botticelli’s common patron and the major patron and influence of Florence Italy’s Renaissance art.
Botticelli paintings play an important role in the Italian Renaissance. Largely considered one of the most prolific painters of the 15th century, Botticelli is known for his large-scale works of mythological subject matter, including Primavera, an allegorical celebration of spring.