Venus'Melancholy—On the Neoplatonic Implications in Botticelli's Mythological Theme Paintings
In the 1560s,a philosophical idea later named"Neo-Platonism"gradually emerged in the"Platonic Academy"in Florence.The painter Boticelli once had a close relationship with this group of humanists in the school,and his mythological paintings in the 1580s showed that he was influenced by Neoplatonism,especially in his performance of the image of the goddess Venus.The image of Venus he created has a highly similar"melancholy"look to that of the early image of the Virgin Mary.Venus's"melancholy"is actually a kind of contemplative look,with a beautiful line shape,presenting a harmonious and beautiful goddess image.In addition to expressing his understanding of the form of beauty,Botticelli is also trying to portray the embodiment of the beauty described by Neoplatonism that can guide people from sensibility to intelligence,from the"vagal love"of visible beauty to the"saint love"of universal beauty.
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