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CHAPTER III: QUATTROCENTO NEOPLATONISM.

Chapter III of the book "Botticelli's Neoplatonic Images" is presented. It discusses Quattrocento Neoplatonism, a philosophy expounded by the Platonic Academy, particularly by Marsilio Ficino. It states that Ficino's philosophical and religious ideas was a combination of Quattrocento and Neoplatonic...

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Published in:Botticelli's Neoplatonic Images pp. 27 - 43
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1985
Subjects:
Ficino, Marsilio, 1433-1499
Neoplatonism
Renaissance painting
Metaphysics
Theology
Painting
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Chapter III of the book "Botticelli's Neoplatonic Images" is presented. It discusses Quattrocento Neoplatonism, a philosophy expounded by the Platonic Academy, particularly by Marsilio Ficino. It states that Ficino's philosophical and religious ideas was a combination of Quattrocento and Neoplatonic metaphysics and Augustinian theology that resulted to Quattrocento Neoplatonism. Ficino's philosophical ideas was viewed in relation to Botticelli's mythological paintings.