Thank you so much for yet another point of view of this extraordinary artist and subject. I’ve restored various renaissance art in Florence, and your essay has inspired me to look at pieces I have worked on differently — an art historian’s insight into aesthetics is different than an art conservator’s. I’ve written about some of my restoration experiences in my substack “Over the Tuscan Dirt” if you’re interested. Thanks for sharing your insight.
I greatly enjoyed clicking through to see the prior representations. I would not have grasped, or been able to identify, by myself the distinction you make between Botticelli's version and the rest. Thank you for that gift.
Thank you so much for yet another point of view of this extraordinary artist and subject. I’ve restored various renaissance art in Florence, and your essay has inspired me to look at pieces I have worked on differently — an art historian’s insight into aesthetics is different than an art conservator’s. I’ve written about some of my restoration experiences in my substack “Over the Tuscan Dirt” if you’re interested. Thanks for sharing your insight.
Cool job! Thanks for the kind words, Lily.
Thank you for this beautiful gift of a post. 🙏🏻
Fantastic essay. I was preparing a comment on Mishima’s “Confessions of a Mask” which I’m currently reading but then saw you covered it in a footnote!
Thank you, Alice, for this beautiful essay.
This is fabulous work. Thank you so much.
I greatly enjoyed clicking through to see the prior representations. I would not have grasped, or been able to identify, by myself the distinction you make between Botticelli's version and the rest. Thank you for that gift.
Botticelli was a genius. Thank you sharing his muse.
Excellent cover of an interesting historical figure.