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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.