Appreciation of spring famous paintings

Name sandro botticelli "Spring" Painting Oil Painting and Woodboard Painting Year 1476 ~ 1478 Author sandro botticelli Specification This painting is about 203×3 14 cm in Italy. This painting was painted on a wooden board in the color of Danpera, and is now in the Uffizi Museum in Florence. Sandro botticelli was the last master of the Florentine School in the15th century. In all his creations, a considerable part uses the theme of ancient Greek and Roman mythology. In the16th century, people regarded this interest in ancient culture as the Italian Renaissance. The use of the word Renaissance in French, as Engels pointed out, cannot fully express this era (Introduction to Dialectics of Nature, Selected Works of Marx and Engels, Volume III, People's Publishing House, 1972, p. 444). Italians adopted the cultural achievements of ancient Greece and Rome because they affirmed the value of human beings. In natural science and philosophy, they pay attention to materialism, while in literature and art, it is its realism. All this has greatly shaken the theological thought that has long imprisoned the people. Therefore, artists in this period borrowed the theme of Greek mythology, which was essentially a reflection of anti-feudal artistic thought. Another famous painting by Botticelli, Spring (1476 ~ 1478), which was slightly earlier than the birth of Venus, also belongs to this kind of work. There are more characters here than in the last film, which is also based on the poem of the poet Polizzi Anno: there is also a Venus in the middle, but the image is not more joyful than that in the last film. On the contrary, the three beautiful goddesses on the left (Agrasi, Celia and Youmerosini) are vividly depicted: on the edge of the forest, these three goddesses are bathed in sunshine and dancing hand in hand. The symbol on the right is beautiful, the symbol in the middle is chastity, and the symbol on the left is joy. They will bring joy to life to the world. Botticelli used the medieval decorative style to express the images of these three women. The lines are full of rhythm, and the physical beauty of the characters is reflected through the lines, which is very smooth. There are three images on the right side of the painting, namely the flower god, the spring god and the wind god (from left to right), symbolizing that spring is returning to the earth and the natural season is coming soon. Lucretius, an ancient Roman philosophical poet, described these three images in his long poem On the Attribute of Things. These poems were widely circulated in Florence during the Renaissance, which may be the source of Botticelli's painting motivation. It's just that Fengshen here is not aristocratic and vivid. To some extent, he looks like a servant of Venus, the Chinese and American god. The only man who occupies a prominent position in the picture is Mercury (Hermes in Greek mythology), who seems to be picking fruits from the leftmost tree. In fact, the angel of God is using his staff to disperse the dark clouds in winter. He is a believer in the gods and a symbol of spring here. Besides, little love god Cupid is flying blindfolded over Venus, and he is about to shoot a golden arrow at the person on the left. Whoever wins his golden arrow will have crazy love. All this is a portrayal of Botticelli's longing for a better life. He symbolically spread the poet's praise for this painting with rich imagery. The artist's desire for good things always conflicts with his life situation. Botticelli shows many images of gods full of joy in spring in his paintings. Although they appear solemn and confident, they always bring an unknown sadness buried in the painter's heart. The color of the painting is delicate and slightly sad. It is not difficult to understand that this kind of sentimentality is a common problem of aristocratic culture at that time, as written in a poem by Lao Lunzuo Medici: Although youth is happy, it does not last long; Let's sing and dance to our heart's content. Will Mo Wen be lucky tomorrow? Botticelli is the son of a fur dealer, ranking seventh. Influenced by his teacher's fine arts in the early days, the picture is full of life fun and has obvious democratic temperament. Since he entered the court of Medici in favor, due to the changeable social and political situation and his unique position, in the sharp struggle between the urban poor and the workers' revolution, Medici was driven away, the religious reformer savonarola was burned to death, the German emperor invaded, the city * * * and the regime collapsed ..., which made him feel scared and confused. The painter's inner melancholy seems to be interwoven in his later painting creation.