Even the painting’s name, “Spring,” was not Botticelli’s idea: it was given to the work by Giorgio Vasari when he saw it some 70 years after it was created. A jewel in the collection of ...

Yet when I stood before the large canvas, my eyes weren’t drawn to the flowers, but to the figures, quite literally. Each woman, especially Venus at the center, appeared to be revealing a baby bump, ...

On Monday, Sandro Botticelli’s Birth of Venus and Spring, two of the most adored artworks in the history of art, were unveiled to the public in a new setting at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery ...

Botticelli pulled Venus's pose from ancient ... a nymph associated with spring and blossoming flowers like those flowing through the picture. 2. It MAY CONTAIN VERY SUBTLE hidden genitalia.

A new exhibition of Botticelli's paintings shows many different sides to one of the greatest Italian artists of the 15th century… A new exhibition of Botticelli's paintings shows many different ...

Botticelli completed “Primavera” (Spring) in 1482 for a relative of Lorenzo de’ Medici. The painting depicts a classical allegory, with the action proceeding from right to left: The nymph ...

Two activists of Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) glued themselves to the glass protecting Botticelli's Primavera (Spring) in the Uffizi Gallery . Photo / Ultima Generation via AP ...

Respighi's colorful subjects included the fountains and pines of Rome, and the Botticelli Triptych: three Renaissance paintings by Sandro Botticelli that hang in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.