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Today's lecture will be on two
mythological paintings by Sandro Botticelli.

The Allegory of Spring

The Allegory of Spring, 1475
by Sandro Botticelli.
Uffizi Gallery, Florence

The Birth of Venus, 1485
by Sandro Botticelli.
Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Lecture- Section Outline

1. Concept of Renaissance
2. Concept of Patronage
3. Rebirth of Classical Ideas
4. Establishment of a Humanistic Court
5. Concept of Arete or Virtu
6. Revival of Neoplatonism

Sandro Botticelli, self portrait, A from Adoration of Magi, 1470, (detail) National Gallery of Art, London

Lorenzo de' Medici, a detail taken from the Adoration of the Magi, 1468, (detail) Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Giuliano de' Medici, a detail taken from the Adoration of the Magi, 1468, (detail) Uffizi Gallery, Florence

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