La Primavera by Botticelli - Canvas

This painting is on display in the Uffizi Museum. This painting is full of allegories (hidden meanings), which leads to much debate on how to interpret the painting. In the meadow, you can see hundreds of different flowers. The blue figure on the right is Zephyr, the god of the west wind. Zephyr is chasing the nymph Chloris, who is associated with flowers and spring. Zephyr’s breath turns Chloris into the woman with the dress decorated with flowers (who is thought to be the goddess of Spring, called Flora). The central figure in the middle is Venus. To the left of Venus, the three Graces are dancing. The Graces are minor deities in Greek mythology. To the left of the Graces is Mercury, the messenger of the Greek gods, who is scattering the clouds with his staff. Some people say that Mercury may be modeled after Lorenzo de’ Medici who commissioned this painting. On top on Venus is Cupid aiming his flaming arrow at one of the Graces. A more detailed description of this painting can be found at https://www.tripimprover.com/blog/la-primavera-by-sandro-botticelli.