Chapter 1
The goldsmith's apprentice who found his color
Chapter 2
The Medici court and the pagan rebirth
Chapter 3
Rivalries and the battle of Florentine styles
Chapter 4
The bonfire of his own vanities
YOUR GOAL
Master of How Botticelli painted the soul of Florence
Ch 4 · The bonfire of his own vanities
andy Sandro Botticelli's Bonfire
No proof he burned his paintings on the square (no proof at all) But his beauty turned to shadows and to prayer (to quiet prayer)
andy His painting The Mystical Nativity contains an inscription warning of the world's end alongside larger holy figures.
Fun Fact
Hidden warning: Botticelli's 'Mystical Nativity' contains a Greek inscription predicting the apocalypse and the release of the devil.
Glossary
bonfire of the vanities (noun)
A public burning of objects condemned by authorities as occasions of sin or moral corruption. In 1497, Botticelli reportedly burned several of his paintings during Girolamo Savonarola's fiery purification of Florence.
A public burning of objects condemned by authorities as occasions of sin or moral corruption. In 1497, Botticelli reportedly burned several of his paintings during Girolamo Savonarola's fiery purification of Florence.