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Title: Simonetta Vespucci as Mythological Nymph
Creator: Botticelli, Sandro, painter
Description: Simonetta Vespucci, the mistress of Giuliano de Medici, is here portrayed as a nymph. Her hair is loose and seductive, and it is wound with pearls and ribbons and topped with a jeweld feather ornament. Her necklace depicts a classical scene. Simonetta's beauty was considered the humanist ideal and her likeness was portrayed by artists long after her death; Botticelli was only nine years old when she died.
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Rights: Public domain
Subject (See Also): Classical Influences Concubies Headdresses Jewelry Profile Portraits Vespucci, Simonetta, Mistress of Giuliano de' Medici
Geographic Area: Italy
Century: 15
Date: ca. 1480
Related Work: Piero di Cosimo, Simonetta Vespucci as Cleopatra, ca. 1480, Chantilly, Musée Condé
Current Location: Frankfurt, Städel Museum, nv. Nr. 936
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Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Paintings
Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Panel paintings; Tempera; Oil
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Height/Width/Length(cm): 82cm/54cm/
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