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Botticelli’s Illustrations

Posted on April 16, 2008 by 100swallows

Here are some of the drawings Botticelli made to illustrate The Divine Comedy. (Dante and Vergil see how those who sold indulgences are punished in hell.) Printing was a new and exciting discovery in his time and Botticelli liked the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art history, great artists, Renaissance | Tagged Beauty, Botticelli, Dante, delicacy, Divine Comedy, illustration, printing, wasting time | 8 Comments

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