Botticelli and the search for the Divine : Florentine painting between the Medici and the bonfires of the vanities / John T. Spike and Alessandro Cecchi ; introductions by Aaron H. De Groft, Matthew Teitelbaum and the Hon. Armando Varricchio ; with an essay by Frederick Ilchman and Victoria S. Reed.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, February 11-April 5, 2017 and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, April 18-July 9, 2017. Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-228).
Contents:
Botticelli and the search for the Divine / John T. Spike -- Botticelli and his time / Alessandro Cecchi -- Botticelli and San Giovannino Battista / Frederick Ilchman and Victoria S. Reed -- Paintings and works by Filippo Lippi, Sandro Botticelli, Antonio del Pollaiuolo, and Filippino Lippi.
Summary:
"Perhaps more than any other painter, Sandro Botticelli (about 1445-1510) exemplifies the artistic achievement of Renaissance Florence in the 15th century. "Botticelli and the Search for the Divine," organized by the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary and Italy's Metamorfosi Associazione Culturale, explores the dramatic changes in the artist's style and subject matter--from poetic depictions of classical gods and goddesses to austere sacred themes--reflecting the shifting political and religious climate of Florence during his lifetime."--Exhibition website.
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