Botticelli and the Divine Comedy

Best known for his pure, allegorical canvases, Botticelli was also commissioned by the Medici family to provide illustrations for Dante's 'Divine Comedy'. The project was never completed and the drawings were subsequently dispersed. This exhibition brings together the 92 surviving works, culled from collections in the Vatican and Berlin. Most are preliminary sketches, though several are in full colour, while others are highlighted in the primary reds, blues and yellows that Botticelli favoured. The show also recreates the artistic ambient of late 15th-century Florence with a display of other works by Botticelli and his contemporaries.