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Some paintings become so famous that they end up defining an artist's entire legacy. As a result, hundreds of other works, often just as technically impressive or historically fascinating, remain largely overlooked. Looking beyond the masterpieces offers a different perspective, revealing unexpected subjects, experimental ideas, and lesser-known moments in the…

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Study of Botticelli paintings reveals muse behind 'Venus' died of tumour

A new study in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism suggests a diagnosis that could explain the death of Simonetta Vespucci, Botticelli’s muse, using facial recognition technology.

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The mystery behind what killed Botticelli’s muse: has a 550-year-old medical case been solved?

Simonetta Vespucci is probably one of the most painted women of the Italian Renaissance. Sandro Botticelli is widely believed to have used her as his model for Venus, and she appears, transformed and idealised, across several of his most famous works.

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Seaside shenanigans, Newcastle grit and dinosaurs of the deep – the week in art

Rye spies a quirky summer show, Leonora Carrington’s surrealism is knowingly Freudian and ancient reptiles take over the Natural History museum

The Guardian - UK

Italy brings Botticelli masterpiece to India, cultural ties to deepen further: Envoy Antonio Bartoli

Italy is deepening its ties with India through cultural exchanges, highlighted by the 'One Mother, Many Mother Tongues' exhibition in New Delhi. Featuring Botticelli's 'Madonna and Child' and ancient Indian sculptures, the show underscores shared human heritage. This initiative, part of a Special Strategic Partnership, aims to foster stronger people-to-people…

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Uffizi Gallery unveils new arrangement for Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus' and 'Primavera'

The Uffizi Gallery has repositioned Sandro Botticelli’s masterpieces “The Birth of Venus” and “Primavera.”

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How iconic paintings would look with a 21st century glow up

Smoky eye makeup, contouring and matte lips were amongst the top beauty trends popular over the past 30 years

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Italian collections from Glasgow museums to tour across China

Italian paintings, ceramics and sculptures in Glasgow’s museum collection are set to tour China amid efforts to boost tourism and trade links with…

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What Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms and motto tell us about his leadership

An art historian has revealed what the choice of the motto might tell us about the new pope

The Independent UK

What Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms and motto reveal about his dedication to the ideals of St. Augustine − an art historian explains

Pope Leo XIV has announced his motto and coat of arms – a long-held tradition for those in the ranks of bishops, cardinals and popes. The choice of symbols and words reflects the person’s experience.

The Conversation

Government bans early work of Botticelli from being exported out of UK

The painting by the Italian master Sandro Botticelli is at risk of leaving the country

The Independent UK

“Accidental Renaissance”: 72 Captivating Photos That Look Like They Should Be Paintings (New Pics)

It's not easy to take a great photo. But sometimes, if you get lucky, you can capture a masterpiece without even trying! The post “Accidental Renaissance”: 72 Captivating Photos That Look Like They Should Be Paintings (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Botticelli’s Primavera review – lucid study of a Renaissance masterpiece

Howard Burton’s scholarly look at the companion painting to The Birth of Venus provides a calm and instructive commentary

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Poem of the week: The Hottentot Venus Hails Botticelli’s on the High Seas by Dzifa Benson

The ghost of a black African woman whose body was abusively exhibited for white Europeans directs her own gaze to a different ideal of beauty

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‘Perfect linearity’: why Botticelli’s drawing abilities remain one-of-a-kind

An expansive exhibition in San Francisco brings together the artist’s influential work, including five newly attributed pieces

The Guardian - UK

€100m Botticelli painting forgotten for 50 years recovered from Naples home

Restoration planned for renaissance master’s work that was last checked on half a century ago

The Guardian - UK

Diane Arbus on tour, recasting a Jewish myth, and capital works – the week in art

The great American photographer goes on show in Shetland, Sebastian Thomas remakes the Golem and economics gets a blockbuster – all in your weekly dispatch

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Botticelli's Venus is an 'influencer' and Italy is not happy

Sandro Botticelli's iconic goddess of love in his 15th-century masterpiece “Birth of Venus” has now become a “virtual influencer” in a new Italian tourism campaign

The Guardian - UK

Scientists gain insights into Old Master artists’ use of egg in oil paintings

Researchers believe egg was used by likes of Botticelli and Da Vinci for fine-tuning of oil paint properties

Bangkok Post

Swatch this space for art

Art and the world of Swatch merge in the Swatch Art Journey Collection set to take the iconic timepieces from artists' studios and museum walls straight to people's wrists.

Salon

Reading Proust in wartime

A century after his death, Marcel Proust's depiction of a vanished world transformed by war is acutely relevant

Reuters

Cezanne, Seurat works headline $1 billion sale from late Microsoft co-founder's estate

Paintings by Paul Cezanne, Georges Seurat and Lucian Freud will go under the hammer next month in a sale of artworks from the estate of late Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen that is expected to raise more than $1 billion for philanthropic causes.

Evening Standard

The Uffizi gallery is suing John Paul Gaultier over ‘illegal’ Botticelli rip offs

Unauthorised reproduction of Italian publicly owned art is strictly illegal

The Guardian - UK

Uffizi Galleries sue Jean Paul Gaultier over use of Botticelli images

Any use of Italy’s publicly owned art to sell merchandise requires permission and payment of a fee

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