Primavera

"Primavera" (Italian for "Spring") is a large panel painting in the tempera grassa on poplar panel by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli. It is believed to have been painted in the late 1470s or early 1480s. The painting depicts a group of mythological figures in a garden, symbolizing the arrival of spring. It is one of Botticelli's most famous works and is considered a masterpiece of the Early Renaissance. The allegorical richness and ethereal beauty of the figures, set against a backdrop of meticulously rendered flora, have captivated viewers for centuries.