This session provides a close look at Sandro Botticelli’s techniques for rendering enchanting fashions in his paintings and drawings. By folding and pleating fabric with light and shadow, simulating colorful dyes with rich pigments, and weaving complicated patterns into his garments, Botticelli captured the alluring beauty of the textile industry in fifteenth-century Florence. This talk examines examples of garments and textiles that appear in Botticelli’s works as well as a demonstration of Renaissance pigments and painting techniques.
Fashionable Beauty in Botticelli’s Paintings
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