La Primavera di Boticelli Chromolithograph

A rare and rather gorgeous late 19th Century chromolithograph by German Wilhelm Greve, originally for the Arundel Society. The chromolithograph is after a watercolour by Emilio Costantini of the original La Primavera (The Spring) by Sandro Boticelli painted around 1480. The original work is believed to have been commissioned by a member of the ruling Medici family, but it now hangs in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

The painting depicts a group of figures from classical mythology, which does not appear to represent a particular story but is instead an allegory based on the lush growth of Spring. The most well known figures  are Mercury, Venus, Cupid and The Three Graces, with other ancillary characters. Check out Wikipedia for an extensive description. This piece dates from circa 1888 and is in excellent condition, mounted in an original ebonised frame.

Measures: 96cm wide x 67.5cm tall x 2.5cm deep

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