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Botticelli and His Portrayal of Women
Title: Botticelli and His Portrayal of Women
Category: Arts & Humanities
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Botticelli and His Portrayal of Women
Botticelli is one of the most famous artists during the Italian Renaissance. He was very well know for the portrayal of the female figure and his ability to incorporate femininity as a symbol of life itself and/or nature illustrated by the changes of seasons. Botticelli most famous figure was that of Venus, the goddess of love. She was incorporated into two of his most famous works, The Birth of Venus and Primavera.
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Botticelli’s women were always depicted as the ideal women of the Renaissance time period. The women in his paintings were never diminished or disrespected.
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Works Cited
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Dempsey, Charles. The Portrayal of Love. New Jersey: Princeton UP, 1992.
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Turner, A. Richard. Renaissance Florence: The Invention of a New Art.
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“Sandro Botticelli.” http://artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli.html, 1998.
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