Primavera (The Spring) Murals by Esen

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Uploaded by on May 16, 2010

Primavera (the spring) is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli. The original painting is in Uffizi Gallery of Florence.
This video shows step by step how this replica of this magnificent master piece painted by America's one of the most famous muralist Esen. This replica located in Gilbert Arizona which is one of the fastest growing city in the US. Subscribe for future videos and also feel free to leave a comment and rating. Visit www.esenkaya.com for pictures and other projects.


The story of the painting:

Venus is standing in the center of the picture, set slightly back from the other figures. Above her, Cupid is aiming one of his arrows of love at the Charites (Three Graces), who are elegantly dancing a rondel. The Grace on the right side has the face of Caterina Sforza, also painted by Botticelli in a famous portrait in the Lindenau Museum as Catherine of Alexandria. The garden of Venus, the goddess of love, is guarded on the left by Mercury. Mercury, who is lightly clad in a red cloak covered with flames, is wearing a helmet and reaches up with his distinctive staff, the caduceus, perhaps to dispel storm clouds. The messenger of the gods is also identified by means of his winged shoes and the caduceus staff which he used to drive two snakes apart and make peace; Botticelli has depicted the snakes as winged dragons. From the right, Zephyrus, the god of the winds, is forcefully pushing his way in, in pursuit of the nymph Chloris. Next to her walks Flora(said to be a portrait of Giuliano de Medici's mistress Simonetta Vespucci), the goddess of spring, who is scattering flowers.

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  • Fantastic job! And Botticelli is pretty good too--lol. Actually, Botticelli is my absolute fav!

  • Wow! This is beautiful! Keep up the good work!!!

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