Botticelli y simonetta vespucci biography

Simonetta Vespucci is one of the most fascinating and enigmatic figures of the Italian Renaissance. Not only known for her beauty, which made her one of the most desired women of the time, but also for her indissoluble bond with the art of Sandro Botticelli.

His influence is particularly evident in two of the Florentine master's most famous works: "Spring" e “The Birth of Venus”.

A face for beauty

Born in Florence in 1453, Simonetta Vespucci was a noblewoman.

The chronicles of the time describe her as a woman of extraordinary beauty, so much so that the poet Poliziano, at the Medici court, called her "the most beautiful woman in Florence". Her life, unfortunately short (Simonetta died at only 22 years old) is marked by an aura of legend, fueled by the passion of the artists and poets of the time, and in particular by Botticelli, who seems to have developed a strong affection for her, if not a platonic love.

Simonetta as “The Spring”

In “La Primavera”, painted around