“Primavera” means “Spring,” but some art historians believe this masterpiece by Sandro Botticelli isn’t at all a celebration of springtime and fertility. The placement and details in the depicted mythological figures have been deeply studied and determined to represent the passion for poetry and the intellectual path of liberal arts. The painting, which Botticelli never titled, has another secret too: The man on the left (the god Mercury) is painted to resemble the wealthy banker who commissioned Botticelli for the work!

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