‘True beauty for the ages’: $80m Botticelli to appear at auction
Sotheby’s says estimate for 550-year-old painting is largest it has ever set for an old master
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Beyoncé meets Botticelli: how tabloid photos throw new light on old masters
The Twitter account Tabloid Art History juxtaposes celebrity shots with artworks they resemble. It’s a game that works because great art is universal
Laura Cumming: best art of 2016
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Why Botticelli’s Venus is still fashion’s favourite muse
Erotic, youthful, ethereal: the Botticelli beauty who, 500 years on, continues to inspires Lady Gaga, Andy Warhol and Dolce & Gabbana