Botticelli and Renaissance Florence: Masterworks from the Uffizi

Sandro Botticelli, Pallas and the Centaur, tempera on canvas, 207 x 148 cm, Uffizi Galleries, Florence, inv. 1912 no. 29. Image: Wikipedia.

In Renaissance Florence, artists saw art anew, inspired by ancient marbles and myths as well as the Humanism of ruler and patron Lorenzo de’ Medici. At the center of it all was Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510), whose genius for transforming classical themes into wholly original art inspired new ideals of beauty. Produced in partnership with the Uffizi Galleries, this exhibition explores the fevered creativity that defined this time and place. Paintings, sculptures, and prints from Mia’s collection are shown alongside masterworks from the Uffizi, including rare paintings and drawings by Botticelli, such as his masterful Pallas and the Centaur (c. 1482); works by his teacher (Fra Filippo Lippi) and colleagues (Domenico Ghirlandaio, Cosimo Rosselli, Perugino); and ancient Greek and Roman marbles that the Florentine artists saw and studied.

The audioguide can be accessed on the exhibition website.