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 confusion the painting is widely admired and revered as Botticelli's finest
works. The scene appears to be a spring morning, with a pale light penetrating the straight
vertical trees in the background. The trees appear to bear golden apples, a possible
reference to the myth of Venus and the golden apple which seems feasible considering
Botticelli lived from 1445 to 1510 in Florence. Despite his individuality as a
Chloris and is dressed in blossoms as she scatters flowers over the ground. In the center is
woods. The ground does not seem to be present but flowers are scattered on top of it
opposite direction from Zephyr's gusts. The figure on the extreme left is that of Mercury,
Some common words found in the essay are: Harden Available, Zephyr Zephyr, Flora Roman, Mars Venus, Florence Despite, Love Medici, Birth Venus, History Johnston, Flora Botticelli, Filippo Lippi, slow moving, goddess flowers, golden apples, mars venus, Approximate Word count = 577 Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)