botticelli

Botticelli and His Portrayal of Women By: Anonymous 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, …

…were always depicted as the ideal women of the Renaissance time period. The women in his paintings were never diminished or disrespected. Rizzo 5 Works Cited Deimling, Barbara. Botticelli. Germany: Benedikt Taschen, 1994. Dempsey, Charles. The Portrayal of Love. New Jersey: Princeton UP, 1992. The Great Masters: Botticelli. Genoa: Park Lane, 1994. Turner, A. Richard. Renaissance Florence: The Invention of a New Art. London: Calmann & King, 1997. “Sandro Botticelli.” http://artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli.html, 1998. Word Count: 958 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**