Art has come a long way in time from the early prehistoric art through the Classical period and then into the Renaissance, all the way to where we are now, art has evolved with the times. ... The word "renaissance" originally referred to the revival of the values and artistic styles of classical antiquity during that period, especially in Italy (Beckett, 1994, 36). ... Botticelli is of his generation in his enthusiasm for themes "from classical mythology and along with it in his suiting the ancient pagan materials to a form that repaired by the early renaissance, a form realistic yet still m...

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