Sandro Botticelli

The exhibited works include some of Botticelli’s most famous creations, those for which the artist is known and revered throughout the world. Many of these were commissioned by the Medici, the powerful Florence family that profoundly influenced Renaissance art. Masterpieces such as Primavera, The Birth of Venus and Pallas and the Centaur, the originals of which are housed in the Uffizi, are authentic jewels that embody the Renaissance spirit. Botticelli stands out for his exceptional ability to study the world around him and reproduce it to perfection, to convey emotions and feelings, capturing them in compositions of rare beauty. His relentless pursuit of idealised beauty, his scientific approach and his deep artistic knowledge set him apart as one of the most important masters of his time.