Sandro Botticelli Flashcards
1
Q
Botticelli’s name is now used as a byword for?
A
Cherubic grace and mystical whimsy
2
Q
When was Botticelli alive?
When was Venus and Mars painted?
A
1445-1510
1485
3
Q
What do critics think Venus and Mars is an allegory for?
A
The all-conquering power of Love. So strong that is can pacify the god of War himself.
4
Q
What is the symbolism in Venus and Mars?
A
- Playful Satyrs (fawns with children’s faces) carry away Mars lance, he’s been disarmed by beauty of Venus.
- wasps by Mars’ head, prick him with sting of love.
5
Q
Why is portrait of a young man interesting?
A
- porterstrenatill novel in 15th c as celebrates secular individual rather than divine image.
- rich bourgeois families wanted them to celebrate wealth and the individual. But ironically we now enjoy it for the mystery of the sitters identity.
