3. La Primavera and the Allegory of Spring—1942

Sandro Botticelli's La Primavera

Here we see Sandro Botticelli's La Primavera -
Primavera, also known as Allegory of Spring, is a tempera panel painting by Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli. Painted ca. 1482, the painting is described in Culture & Values as "one of the most popular paintings in Western art.

Wallace Tripp's Allegory of Spring - 1942

And the wonderful world of Wallace Tripp. His amazing Allegory of Spring—1942. So very detailed and colourful - those 40's fashions, the hair styles and the cute little Easter bunnies.

A more modern version of Botticelli's work, painstakingly done. Light filled an happy. Poor old Venus might still be in her daggy dress but I must say I like the look on her face = those eyes! I'm sure she looks like she is thinking of what mischief she can get up to.

2. The Birth of Venus

The Birth of Venus ~ Nascita di Venere

For the second blog post, I have chosen Botticelli's Birth of Venus. What could be a better choice for Daré alla lucé than the birth of the goddess Venus.

The Birth of Venus by Botticelli

The Birth of Venus (Italian: Nascita di Venere) is one of the most famous and well known paintings by Sandro Botticelli. Painted in 1486. this exquisite painting was commissioned by the Medici family of Florence, specifically Lorenzo de' Medici. It depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a fully grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore (which is related to the Venus Anadyomene motif). Venus is portrayed naked on a shell on the seashore; on her left the winds blow gently caressing her hair with a shower of roses, on her right a handmaid (Ora) waits for the goddess to go closer to dress her shy body. The meadow is sprinkled with violets, symbol of modesty but often used for love potions. The painting is on display at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.


Showing the differences in colour online, here is another image of the same painting - see how different it is?

1. When I Am Old I Shall Wear Purple

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
 With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.

And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

By Jenny Joseph

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