Title: Primavera By: Sandro Botticelli Date: 1478 Medium: Tempra on panel What is the Monthly Challenge? Every month we challenge our readers to create jewelry inspired by the featured artwork. You have until the end of the month to share your work and then we pick two winners to receive beads and jewelry-making supplies from our sponsors. Our only rule? You must use at least one art bead in your piece! About the Art & Artist: An early Renissance painter, Botticelli was overshadowed by his more famous contemporaries like Michelangelo and Raphel. He began his art apprenticeship at the young age of 14. His father and brother were creators of gold leaf and Botecelli was first trained as a goldsmith. He learned a detailed and delicate painting style during his younger years. The painter lived and worked for most of his life in Florence. His two most famous paintings are the allegorical subjects Venus in Primavera and the Birth of Venus. Most of his work focused on symbolism, allegory and religious subjects. His paintings were more stylized than other Renaissance artists with elongated features, weightless bodies and unnatural poses.  Many of his subjects focused on classical Greek and Roman myths. Primavera is one of … Continue reading May Monthly Challenge