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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Primavera
Work_PrefTitle
Primavera
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Alternate Title:
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Allegory of Spring
Work_AltTitle
Allegory of Spring
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, the lower bodies of Mercury, left and the Three Graces in diaphanous gowns
Image_Title
Detail, the lower bodies of Mercury, left and the Three Graces in diaphanous gowns
Image View
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Creator:
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Sandro Botticelli (Italian painter, ca. 1444-1510)
Agent_Display
Sandro Botticelli (Italian painter, ca. 1444-1510)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no.8360
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repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no.8360
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazzale degli Uffizi
Work_LocationNotes
Piazzale degli Uffizi
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.768639 11.255214
GPS
43.768639 11.255214
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Date:
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ca. 1478-1482 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1478-1482 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
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Style Period:
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Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
painting (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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painting
Work_Classification
painting
Classification
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Material:
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tempera grassa (egg-oil tempera) on wood panel
Work_MaterialDisplay
tempera grassa (egg-oil tempera) on wood panel
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Technique:
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painting and painting techniques
Work_Technique
painting and painting techniques
Technique
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Measurements:
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203 cm (height) x 314 cm (width)
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203 cm (height) x 314 cm (width)
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Description:
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The painting, depicting a group of mythological figures in a garden, is allegorical for the lush growth of Spring. Other meanings have also been explored. Among them, the work is sometimes cited as illustrating the ideal of Neoplatonic love. The painting itself carries no title and was first called La Primavera by Giorgio Vasari who saw it at Villa Castello, just outside Florence, in 1550. The history of the painting is not certainly known, though it seems to have been commissioned by one of the Medici family, perhaps for a wedding. It contains references to the Roman poets Ovid and Lucretius. The complex iconography, a form of carmen rusticum or farmer’s song, involves genuine philological knowledge as well as study of ancient literary models and this unique combination of qualities has led to the nearly universal consensus that it was devised by the poet Poliziano. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The painting, depicting a group of mythological figures in a garden, is allegorical for the lush growth of Spring. Other meanings have also been explored. Among them, the work is sometimes cited as illustrating the ideal of Neoplatonic love. The painting itself carries no title and was first called La Primavera by Giorgio Vasari who saw it at Villa Castello, just outside Florence, in 1550. The history of the painting is not certainly known, though it seems to have been commissioned by one of the Medici family, perhaps for a wedding. It contains references to the Roman poets Ovid and Lucretius. The complex iconography, a form of carmen rusticum or farmer’s song, involves genuine philological knowledge as well as study of ancient literary models and this unique combination of qualities has led to the nearly universal consensus that it was devised by the poet Poliziano. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-BS-UG-PV-A06
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-BS-UG-PV-A06
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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