Botticelli At The Musee Jacquemart Andre

The exhibition began in the mansion's atelier, with a trio of short videos, in French, but with English subtitles, and from there moved through four or five rooms. As expected, none of Botticelli's greatest hits were there...the Uffizi, the Vatican, and others are not likely to part with their most popular and valuable paintings. But there were plenty of others to look at, particularly supporting the exhibition's themes concerning Botticelli's "multivalent" workshop and his wider work in design. We found ourselves enlightened particularly by the curators' take on the later Botticelli, after Savanarola. Lots to think about. Mostly we'd like to be beamed down to the Uffizi for a few hours.

Helpful map of Florence back when

The exhibition included a number of paintings

by Botticelli's associates; this by his teacher

Filippo Lippi; Botticelli did a very similar one,

now in Moscow, I believe

Botticelli, Madonna of the Book, 1460s

Botticelli, The Madonna Campana, late 1460s

Slice of a wall length chronology

Andrea del Verocchio, another associate, Virgin
and Infant with Two Angels, late 1460s

Tapestry designed by Botticelli, French manufacture

Priestly vestment designed by Botticelli, made in
Florence

Well, everyone was masked, and in France, everyone's been vaccinated

Botticelli portrait of Julian Medici

Portrait of Michelle Marullo

Botticelli, Judgement of Paris, early 1480s

Venus Pudica is the title, but it's Simonetta
Vespucci, the love of his life, great beauty of her
age; two versions here

One of the most famous images in all art

Click to enlarge and see how Botticelli made a cameo of the
brooch

One of the later tondi

Judith and Holophernes (head only); early 1490s

Among the last, attributed to Botticelli and his
workshop, early 1500s