To celebrate a successful diplomatic mission, this painter depicted the protectress of states wearing a white robe partly covered by green fabric and olive leaves holding the hair of a creature that represents discord. That painting is Pallas and the Centaur. The left side of another painting by this artist appears to show Mercury lifting his caduceus (kuh-DOO-see-us) into a fruit tree, while the right side shows Zephyr pursuing Chloris (KLOR-is). Flora, the Graces, and Cupid are also portrayed in that painting, and, as in another famous work by this artist, the center of the painting depicts 
To celebrate a successful diplomatic mission, this painter depicted the protectress of states wearing a white robe partly covered by green fabric and olive leaves holding the hair of a creature that represents discord. That painting is Pallas and the Centaur. The left side of another painting by this artist appears to show Mercury lifting his caduceus (kuh-DOO-see-us) into a fruit tree, while the right side shows Zephyr pursuing Chloris (KLOR-is). Flora, the Graces, and Cupid are also portrayed in that painting, and, as in another famous work by this artist, the center of the painting depicts the title figure coming ashore in a seashell. Name this Italian Renaissance painter of Primavera (pree- muh-VAIR-ah) and The Birth of Venus.
To celebrate a successful diplomatic mission, this painter depicted the protectress of states wearing a white robe partly covered by green fabric and olive leaves holding the hair of a creature that represents discord.
Sandro {Botticelli} [or {Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi}; or {Il Botticello}]