Copy after La Primavera, Sandro Botticelli, Uffizi, Florence
Chromolithograph
1888
1888
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Print showing six female figures and two male, along with a putto above the figure in the middle. The males are at the edges of the composition. The one on the right, Zephyrus, chases the woman next to him, Flora. She turns into the woman handling flowers, the Spring. Venus, in the middle wears a white and red dress. On the left the Three Graces dance. The man on the left in red robe, Mercury, rases his hand. The scene is set in a garden with trees and flowers.
Object details
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| Title | Copy after La Primavera, Sandro Botticelli, Uffizi, Florence (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph |
| Brief description | Chromolithograph, copy after La Primavera, Sandro Botticelli in the Uffizi (Florence), Wilhelm Greve from a watercolour by Emilio Costantini, Arundel Society Chromolithograph, 1888 |
| Physical description | Print showing six female figures and two male, along with a putto above the figure in the middle. The males are at the edges of the composition. The one on the right, Zephyrus, chases the woman next to him, Flora. She turns into the woman handling flowers, the Spring. Venus, in the middle wears a white and red dress. On the left the Three Graces dance. The man on the left in red robe, Mercury, rases his hand. The scene is set in a garden with trees and flowers. |
| Object history | In the Museum collection from 1888. Chromolithograph after the watercolour (E.34-1995), copy made for the Arundel Society by Wilhelm Greve. Published in 1888. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Tanya Ledger, A Study of the Arundel Society 1848-1897. Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p.294 |
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| Accession number | E.553-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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