The Renaissance- a period of prosperity in the 14th to 17th century originating in Italy and spreading throughout Europe.
The term Renaissance itself is a French word meaning "rebirth" and in this case refering to the rebirth of the classical arts of Ancient Rome and Greece . The term can be said to have originated from Giorgio Vasari who was a painter, architect and writer.
The Renaissance Man
The artist's role in society has risen to that of an educated professional who used mathematical principles and a scientific approach to painting. The Renaissance artist was a well rounded "Universal Renaissance Man" who could be a painter, architect , sculptor and writer all rolled into one.
The perfect embodiment of the Renaissance Man can be said to be non other than Leonardo Da Vinci. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, a military engineer, a writer, a scientist and even a surgeon of sorts who cut up dead bodies to find out more about the human anatomy. Back in those days, the church was a powerful body that comissions alot of artworks and that prompt Da Vinci's more famous works like the Last Supper, Madonna on the Rocks and The Mona Lisa.
A painting by Sandro Botticelli between 1482-1486.
It depecits the legend that Venus ( the Goddess of love and fetility) is born full grown and blown ashore in a storm of roses by Zephyr and Chloris on a large scallop shell. The nymph Pomona awaits her with an ornate mantle.
Botticelli's interest in the Classicism style is evident in his choice of modes for the Venus- the pose of ancient sculptures. The elegance and gracefulness of the figure is set off by the interwining patterns of Venus's hair.
The model for Venus is Simonetta Vespucci, a cousin of Amerigo Vespucci , a explorer which America was named.
For my one and only Venus who was blown into my life by the wills of Heaven.
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