Primavera, by Sandro Filipepi Known as Botticelli, 1478 about, 15th Century, thick tempera on panel, cm 203 x 314 . Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Uffizi Gallery. Eight poplar-wood panels, of varying widths and uniform thickness of 3cm joined at the back by two firwood crosspieces. Detail. The figure of Venus, three quarters on, between one of the three Graces and Flora in a flowery robe. Above flies Cupid. In the background is a wood of orange blossom and fruit trees.