Botticelli

Summary

Dominique Pagani returns mainly to two paintings by Botticelli, Primavera and The Birth of Venus, which he uses as examples in his sessions. In Primavera, he dwells on the personified winds blowing into the veils of the young women or nymphs. He sees in them in turn an image of the active1, a metaphor rather than an action2 and the figure of a divine immanent in nature3. He also makes this scene the example of a finalist world that mechanics comes to replace4. The motif comes up again in connection with Nerval, Thomas Mann and Clouscard. From The Birth of Venus, he retains the shell carried by the waves, which he presents as the most familiar depiction of the goddess5. He adds that this Venus rising from the waves sublimates the horror of birth6. He notes elsewhere that young people rarely look at his paintings, whereas they are hooked on music7.

1. 1#2.7 Entre crise et guerre : Philosopher ?1 Aug 2017 · 56:50
2. 2La mondanité chez Clouscard : Désirer quoi ? Par qui ??3 Sept 2023 · 2:18:48
3. 3"Je est un autre" ou l'identité contradictoire12 Dec 2023 · 13:02
4. 4"Je est un autre" ou l'identité contradictoire12 Dec 2023 · 1:11:05
5. 5NOTRE ANCIENNE SAUVAGERIE ? - Lecture à vif d'une illumination d'Arthur Rimbaud13 Jun 2025 · 29:15
6. 6#2 Bien-et Mé-faits de l'amnésie...23 Oct 2020 · 36:24
7. 7La Musique de l'Histoire26 Apr 2015 · 1:03:31

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