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Respighi's Inspiration

Posted at 7:00 PM on August 26, 2009 by Fred Child (1 Comments)

Ottorino Respighi composed his "Three Botticelli Pictures" with these paintings by Sandro Botticelli in mind.
(Click on images to enlarge.)

Spring:

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Adoration of the Magi:

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Birth of Venus:

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Comments ( 1 )


Glad to see the inspiration for Respighi's Botticellian Triptych.
Now can we see Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition ?

Posted by McFarland Wood | August 27, 2009 5:54 PM

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