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...
| Published in: | Botticelli's Neoplatonic Images pp. 43 - 65 |
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
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Digitalia Publishing Corp.
1985
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| Summary: | 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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