Italy: Primavera (Spring), tempera on panel, Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445-1510), c. 1482

Primavera, also known as Allegory of Spring, is a tempera panel painting by Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli.

The history of the painting is not definitely known, though it seems to have been commissioned by one of the Medici family. It contains references to the Roman poets Ovid and Lucretius, and may also reference a poem by Poliziano.

Since 1919 the painting has been part of the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

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