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venus rising: and no boyfriend in sight
She was the perfect beauty. Beloved of prince and painter, Simonetta Vespucci was the Renaissance ideal. … The visage of a ravishing, young woman appears again and again in the art of Sandro Botticelli, Early Italian Renaissance painter. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Botticelli, Brenda Harness, Claudio Angelini, David Bellingham, Donatello, Donatello Sculpture, E.H. Gombrich, Ernst Gombrich, Felipe Fernandez-Arnesto, Ghirlandaio, Guiliano de' Medici, Lorenzo Medici, Marco de Marinis, Michelangelo, Piero di Cosimo, Sharon Fermor, Simonetta Vespucci, Vasari, Venus and Aphrodite
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the good companions: spirits having flown
Why do angels have wings? In early Christian times god’s messengers walked as men. But after the sweeping conversions of the pagan world Christian artists found inspiration in the flying deities of ancient faiths. After we emerged from the cave, … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged foundling hospital florence, gabriel angel, Ghirlandaio, greek gods, Harold Bloom, henry hagemann, Hubert van Eyck, Jacob wrestling with angel, Jan van Eyck, jan van eyck ghent altarpiece, jewish priest zacharias, rabbi akiba, William Blake, william bouguereau, Wings of Victory
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