{"product_id":"botticelli-hardcover","title":"Botticelli - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the patronage of the powerful Medici family, a canon of secular and religious work, and contributions to the celebrated Sistine Chapel, \u003cstrong\u003eSandro Botticelli \u003c\/strong\u003e(1444\/45-1510) was well placed for fame. After his death, however, his work was eclipsed for some four hundred years. It wasn't until the 19th century that the painter began to gain major art-historical recognition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Today, \u003cstrong\u003eBotticelli is hailed as a towering figure of the Florentine Early Renaissance\u003c\/strong\u003e. His secular works\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Birth of Venus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrimavera\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, mostly read as an allegory of Spring, are among the most recognized paintings in the world, resplendent in their \u003cstrong\u003edelicate details, graceful lines, and compositional balance\u003c\/strong\u003e. His arrangements are fluid yet poised, his figures serene yet sensual. Venus, in particular, is held up as \u003cstrong\u003eart-historical icon of beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e: pale-skinned, delicately featured, soft with fecund promise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This essential introduction presents key works from Botticelli's oeuvre to understand the making of a Renaissance legend. Through the painter's most \u003cstrong\u003efamous mythological and allegorical scenes, as well as his radiant religious works\u003c\/strong\u003e, we explore a \u003cstrong\u003emastery of figuration, movement, and line\u003c\/strong\u003e, which has gone on to inspire artists from Edgar Degas to Andy Warhol, Ren Magritte to Cindy Sherman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48696050712793,"sku":"9783836542845","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3121\/5065\/files\/9783836542845.jpg?v=1778588590","url":"https:\/\/www.blacknectarbooks.com\/products\/botticelli-hardcover","provider":"blacknectar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}