10 Ways to Create a Botticelli-inspired Room Scheme

Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus and Primavera are famed for encapsulating the values and look of Italian Renaissance painting. Living from 1445 to 1510, Botticelli was forgotten in the later years of his life, but over the past 200 years, his work has seen a renaissance itself, triggered by the admiration of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of English painters, poets and critics working in the late 1880s.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is currently running an exhibition entitledBotticelli Reimagined, showcasing the enduring appeal of Botticelli in today’s popular culture. These room ideas show how to re-create the look in your home with a nod to the painter’s use of colour, movement and shape.