Sandro Botticelli's Primavera Or The Allegory Of Spring

Primavera Sandro Botticelli followed a different path than many artists and painters of his time, which in turn gave him a unique edge. Instead of basing his work on the ideas of light and shade, he incorporated the element of line, into many of his works of art, and he also relied heavily on drawing beforehand. This and his inclusion of classcism, individualsim, and his own play on realism are the aspects that set Botticelli apart and made him unique during the Early Renaissance period. Botticelli’s painting, Primavera or the Allegory of Spring, which he painted between 1477 and 1482, was one of his most well-known pieces of art. As many paintings and other works of art were at that time, Botticelli’s Primavera was commissioned by the well-known Medici family, to celebrate a wedding and marriage that was about to take place. Sandro Botticelli highlighted, not only different elements in his paintings, but he also allowed them to be associated with the idea of humanism, and he related much of his work to classical arts and its subjects. His painting, Primavera, was a key example of this. Realism is seen in some areas of the Primavera, but not all of them, which showed that Botticelli was not particularly focused on creating a painting based solely on the artistic idea of realism.
For example, because art was heading in a less religious direction and becoming more secular, hence Botticelli’s inclusion of Greek gods and other mythological characters. Also, the certain aspects of Greek and Roman aspects, as mentioned with the mythological characters. At the same time, he was also able to tie in Christian beliefs and aspects as shown with his incorporation of the Three Graces and Cupid, which express the ideals of love, faithfulness, and