{"product_id":"under-the-guise-of-spring-9780856832963","title":"Under the Guise of Spring","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow 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.","brand":"Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866063352151,"sku":"9780856832963","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780856832963.jpg?v=1722276867","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/under-the-guise-of-spring-9780856832963","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}