A nymph just to the right of center holds a robe to the central character, who, driven by the wind, slowly floats to shore on a large shell.
This painting is believed to be a celebration of the love of Giuliano de Medici for Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci. In the upper left, Zephyr and Chloris fly through falling roses while in the right sits part of an orange grove, corresponding with the sacred garden of the Hesperides in Greek myth. A nymph just to the right of center holds a robe to the central character, who, driven by the wind, slowly floats to shore on a large shell. FTP, name this large masterpiece by Sandro Botticelli.
This painting is believed to be a celebration of the love of Giuliano de Medici for Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci.
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