What is Primavera (Botticelli)?
{{italictitle}} [[Image:Botticelli-primavera.jpg|thumb|''Primavera'']] The '''Primavera''' is a [[painting]] by [[Sandro Botticelli]], which was painted in about [[1482]]. ==What is the painting of?== The painting is set in the garden of [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]], who is in the middle of the painting. Above her head is [[Cupid]], who is aiming a bow and arrow at ''The [[Three Graces]]''. The Three Graces are dancing a [[rondel]]. [[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]] is on the left of the painting. He is wearing a [[helmet]] and is carrying a [[sword]]. This means that he is the guard of Venus's garden. On the right of the picture is [[Zephyr]]. Zephyr is the god of the wind. He is chasing a [[nymph]] called [[Cloris]]. Next to Cloris is [[Flora]], the goddess of Spring, scattering flowers. She was originally Cloris but was turned into Flora by Zephyr. ==Where is the painting?== The Primavera is in the [[Uffizi Gallery]] in [[Florence]]. {{stub}} [[Category:15th-century paintings]] [[Category:Art by Sandro Botticelli]]