Botticelli Archives

Botticelli’s Annunciation: And the Angel Said…

Visiting heavenly angels always have important messages to deliver! The question is, are you ready to receive it? I may not be an angel, but I’ve got an interesting story to tell you about Botticelli’s Annunciation. Ready? Okay, let’s begin.

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Posted on December 7, 2021 by Mary Brown

Art History 101, Florence, Italy, NYC, Religion, The Met, Uffizi

15th century, angel, Angel Gabriel, Annunciation, art, art history, Bible, Botticelli, catholicism, Christianity, fresco, Jesus, messages, Museum tips, one-point perspective, religion, religious art, Renaissance, Savior, tempera, THATMuse, The Met, Uffizi, Virgin Mary

When Love Conquers War: Botticelli’s Venus and Mars

Botticelli’s Venus and Mars has a lot to tell us about love, marriage, and classical works (there’s even some humor)! What’s not to love!?

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Posted on November 12, 2021 by Mary Brown

Greek Mythology, London, National Gallery

Alexander the Great, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, art, art history, Botticelli, chastity, fashion, gods and goddesses, humor, Italian Renaissance, Ladies at the louvre, London Museums, love hunt, Marriage, Mars, Mythology, National Gallery, Renaissance, spalliere, THATMuse, Venus, Venus and Mars, virgil, Vulcan

Retelling Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus

I’d like to introduce you to Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus! This painting imagines the very beginning of our favorite love goddess.