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Book SynopsisA mesage to a Medici, unseen for 500 years has been found. It reveals the true purpose of Botticelli''s Primavera, while opening a window on the cryptic world of the Renaissance Pagan Revival.
Trade Review"This was a delightful book to read and review. It is beautifully produced, with a large number of excellent colour photographs, together with a separate colour print of La Primavera included for reference. Throughout the book are close-ups of the parts of the picture under discussion, as well as a number of other works of art which are of interest. Not being a lover of art of this period, I was at first a little dubious as to whether I would find anything in it to excite me. I need not have worried." Rosemary Arthur, Faith and Freedom // "An engaging book that should appeal to Botticelli scholars and to anyone drawn to this cultural period in Renaissance Florence." Gabrielle Langdon, Art Criticism Today
Table of ContentsHow the Discovery Came About, Interpretations, A Very Private Location, The Medici - Violent Politics and Sublime Aspirations, Botticelli - Painter and Mystagogue, Classical Rebirth, First Encounter, A Madonna called Venus, The Esoteric Graces, A Medici as Mercury, Changing Natures, Cupid and the Bride, Flowery Language for a New Alliance, Appendices: Location and Dating, Poetry to Inspire a Painter, An Important Letter.
