Botticelli's Witness: Changing Style in a Changing Florence

by Laurence B. Kanter, James Hankins, Hilliard T. Goldfarb

The life of Sandro Botticelli coincided with the close of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th, a period that saw transition from the rule of the Medici, whose name is synonymous with patronage of the arts, to the fanatical reforms of the Dominican Savonarola. A focussed exhibition of major paintings from all decades of Botticelli's career, along with works by his followers and contemporaries, enabled three experts to explore the relationship between his distinct yet changing visual "voice" and the turbulent Florence society of his day.

65 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 1997