Conference Topic: Botticelli
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Come along to a lecture on Sandro Botticelli (1444–1510) given by François Martin, Senior Lecturer in Art History, at the Salle de la Falquette.
A certain voluptuous melancholy on the faces of his Madonnas and allegorical figures makes Botticelli one of the most endearing artists of the Italian Renaissance.
His painting is the embodiment of the Medici’s Florence, which emerged in the mid-15th century as Europe’s greatest artistic centre.
Famous paintings such as ‘The Birth of Venus’ and ‘Spring’ reflect the poetic and refined atmosphere created by the humanists at the court of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
The Florentine Renaissance, of which Botticelli was one of the great figures, sought to blend themes of the Christian faith with the charms of sensual pleasure. It was a golden age, but one that was short-lived.
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