CHAPTER IV: MYTHOLOGICAL OR ALLEGORICAL PAINTINGS.
Chapter IV of the book "Botticelli's Neoplatonic Images" is presented. It analyzes in detail the four mythological paintings of Italian painter Sandro Botticelli. The mythological and allegorical concepts were differentiated. In the "Primavera," Mercury is painted with winged sandals and rod, while...
| Publicado en: | Botticelli's Neoplatonic Images pp. 43 - 65 |
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
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Digitalia Publishing Corp.
1985
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| Sumario: | Chapter IV of the book "Botticelli's Neoplatonic Images" is presented. It analyzes in detail the four mythological paintings of Italian painter Sandro Botticelli. The mythological and allegorical concepts were differentiated. In the "Primavera," Mercury is painted with winged sandals and rod, while "Zephyr" is represented as a West Wind. In the "Minerva" and "Centaur," Minerva is featured with a halbred and wearing a shield on her back. In Mars and Venus, the Fauns are depicted as a half- goat, half-human. |
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