Sandro Boticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482 from Details of Renaissance Paintings, 1984

In 1984, Andy Warhol turned his focus away from his ubiquitous silkscreens of everyday, commercial objects and portraits of Hollywood’s elite to focus his attention on the history of art itself through his series Details of Renaissance Paintings. In doing so, not only did Warhol pay homage to the Renaissance masters, but he also placed … Continue reading Sandro Boticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482 from Details of Renaissance Paintings, 1984