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DescriptionThe Medici court painter Botticelli is one of the unequivocal artists of the Italian Renaissance alongside Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. Favoring feminine portraits, Botticelli stands apart through the finesse of his lines and the unbridled sensuality of his paintings. Between religious and private commissions this Florentine artist introduced the profane into art through works of complex mythological subjects, such as the incontrovertibly masterful Primavera and The Birth of Venus. Table of contentsIntroduction I. Childhood and Education II. The Medici Family and Pagan Initiation III. Visions of the Orient IV. Twilight Bibliography List of Illustrations |