Primavera
Sandro Botticelli · 1480
Why it's great
Venus, the Three Graces, Mercury, Zephyr and Flora stand in an orange grove where hundreds of flowers cover the ground. Sandro Botticelli painted it in about 1480, and botanists have counted over 500 plants in it. It's one of the most famous paintings of the Renaissance.
Where to see it
📍 Bedroom of Lorenzo il Magnifico of Palazzo Medici
Hang it on your wall
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
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Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter born in Florence in 1445. He worked for the Medici family and painted graceful, flowing pictures such as The Birth of Venus and Primavera. He lived in Florence all his life and died there in 1510.
