McGaharan 1 Jon McGaharan AP Art History Mrs. Johnston 1 December 1999 Botticelli, Sandro. Primavera. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Mark Harden’s Artchive. By Mark Harden. Available http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.html. Botticelli’s masterpiece, Primavera, depicts a scene of slow moving grace in what appears to be a mythical garden. The actual subject of this masterpiece is unknown, but there are volumes of ideas concerning the purposes and meanings the painting could have. Despite the …showed first 75 words of 630 total…

…showed last 75 words of 630 total…Medici enjoyed Mars and Venus so much he commissioned Botticelli for two works, Primavera and The Birth of Venus. These works are considered his best works. I chose this piece because I reviewed Mars and Venus and found the elegance of Botticelli style captivating. The mystery of this particular painting interested me. The fact that scholars cannot understand the exact subject of the work adds an element of mystery to the work. Bibliography on paper