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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, 1480, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
This painting, which derives its subject from Homeric literature,
and from Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Fasti,
is a return to classical paganism, with allegorical overtones.
Botticelli’s large scale paintings are probably the most impressive work I’ve ever seen in person; the color and contrast still pops after 500+years. Viewing Birth of Venus or Primavera from a couple feet away is far more compelling than craning your neck over a ten-deep crowd to see the tiny Mona Lisa behind glass. No disrespect intended to Mr. Da Vinci.
