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Discuss how Sandro Botticelli shows the Neoplatonic nature of Venus as she appears in Primavera. What are your reactions to this work? Do you like it, not like it, have no strong feelings toward it? Why?

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Features of the Neoplatonic nature of Venus in Primavera are suggested.

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When looking at how the Venus in this painting is portrayed as a Neoplatonic version, please look at its moral and metaphysical implications. Research also finds that "the figures float on the forward plane of the picture against a ...

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