The Dark Secret Behind Botticelli’s Primavera. #arthistory #flora #botticelli #uffizigallery #art

What we do know is: Primavera was a commissioned piece, created specifically for the wedding chamber of Lorenzo de’ Medici’s nephew—a marriage made for political alliance.
The painting draws from Fasti by the Roman poet Ovid, which tells the story of the wind god Zephyrus “seizing” the forest nymph Chloris, who then transforms into Flora, the goddess of flowers.
In the painting, Flora wears a gentle smile—but what does this “rebirth” or “transformation” truly mean?