In a painting by this artist, one figure sleeps as bees hover around his head, while his lover watches young satyrs steal his lance, wear his armor, and blow a conch shell in his ear.
In a painting by this artist, one figure sleeps as bees hover around his head, while his lover watches young satyrs steal his lance, wear his armor, and blow a conch shell in his ear. In another work, this artist of Venus and Mars painted himself into a portrait of his Medici patrons, placing them in The Adoration of the Magi. In another work, Mercury banishes clouds with a caduceus in the upper left, while the Three Graces dance in a circle to celebrate the coming of the title season. This artist's most famous work features the title figure standing naked on a seashell and being blown to shore. For 10 points, name this Florentine painter of La Primavera and The Birth of Venus.
In a painting by this artist, one figure sleeps as bees hover around his head, while his lover watches young satyrs steal his lance, wear his armor, and blow a conch shell in his ear.
Sandro Botticelli [or Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi]