The Birth of Venus even surpassing him. Giving added support to this interpretation of Botticelli as a born-again Apelles is the fact that that very claim was voiced in 1488 by Ugolino Verino in a poem entitled "On Giving Praise to the History of Florence." While Botticelli might well have been celebrated as a revivified Apelles, his "Birth of Venus" also testified to the special nature of Florence's chief citizen, Lorenzo de' Medici. Although it now seems that the painting was executed for another member of the Medici family, it likely was intended to celebrate and flatter its head, Lorenzo de' Medici. Tradition associates
Botticelli Inferno in history." "AlloCiné" comments that ""Botticelli – Inferno" transports viewers into another world: a journey to the underworld through the nine levels of hell, as described by Dante. "Only by traveling through hell and purgatory we can reach paradise and emerge to see the stars again" Do not miss this unique event, specially created for cinema." The film was released in Italy in November 2016. Botticelli Inferno Botticelli Inferno is a 2016 Italian-German documentary film directed by Ralph Loop. The film is part of the project "Great Art Cinema" and analyses one of the most mysterious works of Sandro Botticelli,