Category Archives: Sandro Botticelli

Guilty till proven innocent

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Veronica Knox

The Buchi Della Verita or ‘the mouths of truth’ were ballot boxes for anonymous accusations during the time of Leonardo da Vinci. It was one such ‘ballot’ which drove the twenty-four year-old Leonardo into irrecoverable shame that surfaced from time … Continue reading →

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Loving Botticelli

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Veronica Knox

I love the concept of a painting interacting with a viewer. ‘The Portrait of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde aged while the man remained young. I have always wanted to step into a narrative painting and look around behind the … Continue reading →

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