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		Ten years earlier he had carved another Venus for Prince Francesco de' Medici, which is now called the Grotticella Venus, because, since 1592 when Francesco died, it has been displayed in the "Grotticella" ("small grotto") in the family's Boboli Gardens in Florence.
		It, like the Grotticella Venus, was commissioned by Francesco de' Medici, by then Grand Duke Francesco, and it was carved as a gift from Francesco to Giangiorgio Cesarini.
		Soon thereafter, Vecchetti introduced the artist to Prince Francesco de' Medici, and the Medici took over the patronage.
	www.mmdtkw.org /VGiambolognaVenus.html (1681 words)

	O Nascimento de Vênus - Wikipédia
		O efeito causado pelo quadro, no entanto, foi um de paganismo, já que foi pintado em época em que a maioria da produção artística se atinha a temas católicos.
		Apresenta-se de forma similar a antigas estátuas de mármore (cujo candor teria inspirado o escultor do século XVIII Antonio Canova), esguia e com longos membros e traços harmoniosos.
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	pt.wikipedia.org /wiki/O_Nascimento_de_V%EAnus (602 words)

	They're on the Case - Bios and History cont,,,
		Botticelli painted the Birth of Venus for the Villa Castello of Lorenzo de’Medici, also known as “Lorenzo the Magnificent”.
		Florentine art flourished under the patronage of the Medici, a family of mighty financiers and sometime dictators.
		The face of Venus is reputed to be a portrait of a perfect Renaissance beauty, Simonetta Vespucci, related by marriage to Amerigo Vespucci (who gave the new world its name).
	www.headcase.biz /html/bios2.html (730 words)

	Comunidad Macuarium > La Mas Bella Hija Del Cielo Y El Agua
		En la revista "Methodos" (rev. electrónica de didáctica del Latín), hay un buen artículo de dos profesores de la autónoma de Barcelona sobre literatura y pintura, centrado precisamente en la venus de Botticelli, donde cuenta los textos de Lucrecio en que se basa la "ilustración", puesto que los cuadros mitológicos no son sino eso...
		Sabemos que fue un encargo de los Medici(Lorenzo o Giovanni) a Botticelli para su villa de Castello(casa de campo donde se retiraban para descansar y reponerse de los negocios,el ruido y las epidemias de la ciudad).
		Mia se refiere muy oportunamente al "síndrome de Sthendhal" y a la galería de los Uffici, donde por cierto reside nuestra venus.
	www.macuarium.com /foro/lofiversion/index.php/t51250.html (730 words)

	Cosimo de' Medici
		It was his cousin Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici who obtained Primavera and The Birth of Venus from Botticelli, his business associates who paid Ghirlandaio for the fresco cycles in S. Trinita and S. Maria Novella.
		The Medici became the bankers of the popes and above all administrator of the church-money with percentage.
		His son Cosimo was left his property undivided.
	sstefan680.tripod.com /italy/cosimo.html (722 words)

	Buontalenti & the Florentine Intermedi for BBC Music Magazine 2003
		Today Botticclli's "Birth of Venus", an allegory of the arrival of Catherine de Medici [SHALL CHECK IT WAS HER IT MIGHT BE CHRISTINE HERSELF], hangs in the Uffizi in the space where first these extravagances were staged.
		In 1587, Ferdinand de Medici, having inherited the title of Grand Duke of Tuscany, possibly by poisoning his brother, the Grand Duke Francesco, ordained that a sumptuous display be put on to mark his wedding to Christine of Lorraine.
		Ferdinand was so chuffed by it all, he ordered a repeat performance and then it was all over: the entertainment dynasty of operatic excess was born, taking us to Bayreuth and Hollywood.
	www.villaparasol.com /wrBuontalentiMusMag.htm (722 words)

	Venus de Milo Statue and other Venus statues as Statue.com
		Canova carved the original Venus Italica to replace the ancient Roman Medici Venus, seized by Napoleon in 1802 from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
		The most famous Venus statue is the Venus de Milo housed in the Louvre in France.
		Most of our Venus Statues can be found in our Venus Statue Gallery by clicking on the link below, but you will also find some modern Venus sculptures in the Classical Sculptures Gallery and some large Venus statues in our Life Size Sculpture Gallery.
	www.statue.com /venus-de-milo-statue.html (519 words)

	Immortal Soul
		Lorenzo DeMedici comissioned Bottecelli's Venus, and was the grandson of Cosimo DeMedici.
		Cosimo was born in 1519, and died in 1574.
		Lorenzo managed to make his son a cardinal.
	terlamia.blogspot.com /2003_06_01_terlamia_archive.html (519 words)

	Mythical Beasts -Centaur- Centaur Paintings, Centaurs History, Pictures, Mythical Creatures Centaurs
		Botticelli painted the Pallas and the Centaur for Lorenzo dei Medici (son of Pierfrancesco), perhaps intended as the third and concluding work of the trilogy begun by the Primavera and the Birth of Venus.
		Cronos disguised himself as a horse in order to seduce Philyra without his wife Rhea discovering the affair.
		Cheiron (or Chiron) was a Centaur, half man and half horse, and the son of the Titan Cronos.
	www.mythicalrealm.com /creatures/centaurs.html (519 words)

	Thomas Bulfinch : Bulfinch's Mythology : Chapter XXXV. Origin of Mythology--Statues of Gods and Goddesses--Poets of Mythology
		The Venus of the Medici is so called from its having been in the possession of the princes of that name in Rome when it first attracted attention, about two hundred years ago.
		The Allegorical theory supposes that all the myths of the ancients were allegorical and symbolical, and contained some moral, religious, or philosophical truth or historical fact, under the form of an allegory, but came in process of time to be understood literally.
		Thus Saturn, who devours his own children, is the same power whom the Greeks called Cronos (Time), which may truly be said to destroy whatever it has brought into existence.
	www.classicreader.com /read.php/sid.2/bookid.2823/sec.37 (519 words)

	Illustrious People
		It was his cousin Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici who obtained Primavera and The Birth of Venus from Botticelli, his business associates who paid Ghirlandaio for the fresco cycles in S. Trinita and S. Maria Novella.
		Lorenzo's father Piero had, in the short time left to him by his invalidism (1464-69), weathered the natural reaction against Medicean political leadership - the dominant position obtained by his father Cosimo.
		Lorenzo's role as the magician who conjured up the talents that contributed to the intellectual and artistic image of Florence in the late Quattrocento can be assessed briefly.
	gallery.euroweb.hu /database/glossary/illustri/medici_l.html (519 words)

	minervaE10.html
		Like the Allegory of Spring and the Birth of Venus this picture comes from Castello, the villa belonged to Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent, whose coat of arms, the diamond rings, is visible on the beautiful dress of the goddess.
		The figures are also interpreted as Wisdom conquering Ignorance; for some critics the picture could be a political allegory pointing on Lorenzo the Magnificent and his successful negotiations with the King of Naples, to wich the bay in the backgroung would be a reference.
	www.uffizi.firenze.it /Dipinti/minervaE10.html (519 words)

	Imagen - Nacimiento de Venus
		De esta manera, el artista toma como referencia la Antigüedad a la hora de realizar sus trabajos.
		En la zona terrestre encontramos a una de las Horas, las diosas de las estaciones, en concreto de la primavera, ya que lleva su manto decorado con motivos florales.
		La figura blanquecina se acompaña de Céfiro, el dios del viento, junto a Aura, la diosa de la brisa, enlazados ambos personajes en un estrecho abrazo.
	www.artehistoria.com /genios/cuadros/4614.htm (519 words)

	Biography
		There is evidence that the patron who commissioned this and two of his other famous mythological paintings (The Birth of Venus and Pallas and the Centaur, both in the Uffizi) was Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici (second cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent), a wealthy Florentine with strong interests in Platonic philosophy.
		He worked for the great families of Florence, especially the Medici family, for whom he painted portraits, most notably the Giuliano de' Medici (1475-1476, National Gallery of Art, Washington).
		It has been suggested that it was this philosophy that prompted the new idea of large-scale pictures with a secular content; the classical deities represented are not the carefree Olympians of Ovid's tales but the symbolic embodiment of some deep moral or metaphysical truth.
	www.kfki.hu /~arthp/bio/b/botticel/biograph.html (519 words)

	Famous Artists Wall Tile-Botticelli,Michelangelo,Rubens
		Originally painted in 1485 for the Villa of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, the original is now housed in the Uffizi gallery in Florence.
		Botticelli painted Primavera for Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici to decorate his villa on the outskirts of Florence.
		The faces and figures are drawn so masterfully that the obvious effort of fashioning them is completely hidden.
	www.museumgiftshop.co.uk /Application/Products/Wallt/wallt1GB.asp (519 words)

	BOTTICELLI's Birth of Venus Fine Art Reproduction
		The Birth of Venus is probably the most famous of Botticelli's paintings and for many people it is the symbol of Medici Florentine art.
		It is believed that the figures of Zephyrus and Aura were inspired by the famous Tazza Farnese which was at the time in the collection of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
		Click here for his Biography and some Samples of our previous Commissions of his work.
	www.worldartsales.net /botticelli/bc03.htm (519 words)

	ART / 4 / 2DAY
		As part of the brilliant intellectual and artistic circle at the court of Lorenzo de' Medici, Botticelli was influenced by its Christian Neoplatonism, which tried to reconcile classical and Christian views.
		De bloemen tussen de vruchten zijn bijna alle zogenaamde Mariabloemen.
		De sinaasappel vervangt hier de gewone appel als symbool van de erfzonde.
	www.safran-arts.com /42day/art/art4may/art0517.html (519 words)

	Venus Mural
		Most likely created for Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de'Medici, The Birth of Venus now resides in the Galeria degli Uffizi in Florence.
		The scene represents Venus, born of the sea, being sped by Zephyr (west wind) towards land, where a Greek goddess of the seasons is ready to cover her with a cloak.
	store.northinternational.com /venusmural.html (519 words)

	Guardian Unlimited The Guardian Botticelli's drawings of Dante poem gathered in Rome
		The Florentine artist's chief patron, Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, who also commissioned The Birth of Venus and Primavera, is thought to have kept the drawings in his library, possibly to show guests during private readings of Dante.
		A faction of the Medici family is suspected of having passed the sketches to Paris after the French invaded Italy in 1494.
		Horrors include being boiled in pitch, imprisoned in a flaming tomb, having one's head twisted backwards and being buried up to the neck in ice or excrement.
	www.guardian.co.uk /international/story/0,3604,370473,00.html (519 words)

	Botticelli 1 Cross-View
		As part of the brilliant intellectual and artistic circle at the court of Lorenzo de' Medici, Botticelli was influenced by its Christian Neoplatonism, which tried to reconcile classical and Christian views.
		This synthesis may be the theme of two larger panels commissioned for Medici villas and now in the Uffizi, Primavera (1478?) and Birth of Venus (after 1482).
		He spent almost all of his life working for the great families of Florence, especially the Medici family, for whom he painted portraits, most notably the Giuliano de' Medici.
	www.mcs.csuhayward.edu /~malek/Illusions/2cross-view/Vieux/Botticelli/Botticelli1cv.html (396 words)

	Decorative Xtras.Com Botticelli - Birth of Venus
		The Birth Of venus (1485-86) was painted for the villa of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici at Castello by the Florentine artist Sandro Botticelli (1446 - 1510).
		This collection of pictures and photography is artistically reproduced on canvas. The fabric printing technique produces results which are so warm, real and vibrant, so that they can be perfectly integrated within any type of décor, either antique or modern.
		Ashworth Wall Clocks, for great interior design ideas
	www.decorativeextras.com /acatalog/bcanv_botticelli_birth_venus_sogg102.html (396 words)

	The Birth of Venus (Botticelli) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The pose of Botticelli's Venus is reminiscent of the Venus de Medici, a marble sculpture from classical antiquity in the Medici collection which Botticelli had opportunity to study.
		The classical Goddess Venus emerges from the water on a shell, blown towards shore by the Zephyrs, symbols of spiritual passions, and with one of the Ores, goddesses of the seasons, who hands her a flowered cloak.
		This large picture by Botticelli may have been, like the Primavera, painted for Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici's Villa di Castello, around 1483, or even before.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus_(Botticelli) (907 words)

	NCAW Spring 05 Brooks Beaulieu reviews Dieux et Mortels
		While Ingres was at the Villa Medici in Rome he painted two heavily stylized, anti-illusionistic masterpieces under the spell of Flaxman and Homer, the small Return to Olympus of Venus Wounded by Diomedes (1805) in the Basel Kunstmuseum, and the huge Thetis Imploring Jupiter in the Musée Granet in Aix.
		Each year throughout the nineteenth century, the winner of the Prix de Rome was granted five years of study at the Villa Medici, after which the painter or sculptor could fully expect to embark on a successful, official career.
		Rude won the Prix de Rome in 1812, but with the fall of the Empire in 1815, he was exiled to Brussels for the duration of the Bourbon Restoration.
	www.19thc-artworldwide.org /spring_05/reviews/beau.html (7131 words)

	Botticelli
		This synthesis may be the theme of two larger panels commissioned for Medici villas and now in the Uffizi, Primavera (1478?) and Birth of Venus (after 1482).
		As part of the brilliant intellectual and artistic circle at the court of Lorenzo de' Medici, Botticelli was influenced by its Christian Neoplatonism, which tried to reconcile classical and Christian views.
		While scholars have not yet conclusively deciphered these paintings, their slender elegant figures, which form abstract linear patterns bathed in soft golden light, may depict Venus as a symbol of both pagan and Christian love.
	www.mcs.csuhayward.edu /~malek/Botticelli.html (396 words)

	The Birth of Venus (Botticelli) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The pose of Botticelli's Venus is reminiscent of the Venus de Medici, a marble sculpture from classical antiquity in the Medici collection which Botticelli had opportunity to study.
		The classical Goddess Venus emerges from the water on a shell, blown towards shore by the Zephyrs, symbols of spiritual passions, and with one of the Ores, goddesses of the seasons, who hands her a flowered cloak.
		The Birth of Venus is a painting by Sandro Botticelli.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus_(Botticelli) (987 words)

	Birth Of Venus Sculpture - All you need to know about pregnancy and child birth can be found here.
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	birth.2ndwebdir.com /index.php?k=birth-of-venus-sculpture (987 words)

	Count of St Germain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Theosophist Guy Ballard claimed that the Count had introduced him to visitors from Venus and published a book series about his channelings; Ballard founded the I AM Foundation.
		Some of the more plausible include the possibility that he was the son of Francis II Rákóczi, the Prince of Transylvania (who was in exile), or that he was the illegitimate son of Marie-Ann de Neubourg, the widow of Charles II of Spain.
		While he may have studied in Italy at Siena University, possibly as a protégé of Grand Duke Gian Gastone (the last of the Medici line), St. Germain's first chronicled appearances were in London in 1743 and in Edinburgh in 1745, where he was apparently arrested for spying.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Comte_de_Saint-Germain (995 words)

	Biography
		There is evidence that the patron who commissioned this and two of his other famous mythological paintings (The Birth of Venus and Pallas and the Centaur, both in the Uffizi) was Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici (second cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent), a wealthy Florentine with strong interests in Platonic philosophy.
		The fact that he was called to Rome for such a prestigious commission shows that he must have had a considerable reputation, and by this time the most characteristic idiosyncrasies of his style had already gained shape in the celebrated poetic allegory known since Vasari as the Primavera (Uffizi, Florence, c.
		It has been suggested that it was this philosophy that prompted the new idea of large-scale pictures with a secular content; the classical deities represented are not the carefree Olympians of Ovid's tales but the symbolic embodiment of some deep moral or metaphysical truth.
	www.kfki.hu /%7Earthp/bio/b/botticel/biograph.html (815 words)

	They're on the Case - Bios and History cont,,,
		Botticelli painted the Birth of Venus for the Villa Castello of Lorenzo de’Medici, also known as “Lorenzo the Magnificent”.
		Botticelli’s synthesis of the two traditions is evident in his paintings Primavera and the Birth of Venus, in which his subjects exhibit great gentleness as well as beauty and strength.
		In humanist Florence, the story of Venus’ birth was a symbol of the mystery through which the divine message of beauty came into the world.
	www.headcase.biz /html/bios2.html (730 words)

	Sandro Botticelli Primavera Birth of Venus Questia.com Online Library
		...masks in the art of Lorenzo de Medici, Botticelli, and Politians Stanze per la Giostra...banners earlier painted by Verrocchio and Botticelli for Lorenzos and Giulianos...
		For all its allegory, Botticellis Venus, in Ronald...
		Botticelli: Mordecai weeping at the Kings gate...Florence, Battistero Brogi.
	www.questia.com /library/art-and-architecture/artists/sandro-botticelli.jsp (618 words)

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