Botticelli 2016 calendar

Botticelli Calendar 2016 Sandro Botticelli was one of the most gifted and creative artists of the early Renaissance movement that began in the 15th century in Florence, Italy. Botticelli combined rhythmic, graceful drawing, an un erring sense of pictorial composition, and complex subject matter in a broad range of paintings of frescoes. Botticelli painted many fresco murals, large complex tempera paintings, portraits, and much else, taking subjects from both religion and classical mythology. Botticelli was overshadowed for a time by Michelangelo and other Renaissance arts, but his rediscovery in the modern era placed him at the top of the Renaissance pantheon. The Botticelli 2016 Calendar features twelve unique, super-high resolution reproductions in stunningly accurate colour of some of the most famous masterpieces by the beloved Renaissance artist. Art lovers, fans of the Italian Renaissance, or admirers of classic church art will treasure the calendar and its eye-popping images as a unique gift. The Botticelli works of art included in the calendar are: January: Madonna of the Magnificat February: Return of Judith to Bethulia March: Portrait of a Young Woman (Simonetta Vespucci), c. 1480 April: Primavera (Spring) May: Madonna of the Book (Virgin and Child) June: Birth of Venus July: Portrait of Smeralda Bandinelli August: Venus and Mars September: Mystical Nativity October: Portrait of Guiliano de Medici November: Mary with Child and Singing Angels December: Annunciation