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Morbidezza

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Primavera by Sandro Botticelli

Morbidezza is a Renaissance artistic concept that describes an naturalistic delicacy in flesh tones. It can also describe pejoratively as being soft, weak, and effeminate.[1] The term was coined by the Florentine philosopher Marsilio Ficino.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Morbidezza". Centre national de ressources textuelles et lexicales (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. ^ Chauveau, Sophie (2005). Le Rêve Botticelli (in French). Éditions Gallimard. p. 481. ISBN 978-2-07-034175-7.