“Thus, we have the icons of agape, eros, philia, and storge all represented by a single face, a single woman – Simonetta. To put this another way, one could argue that Botticelli sees in his beloved muse all four types of love and all four ideals of womanhood: saint, lover, friend, and spouse.”

“Thus, we have the icons of agape, eros, philia, and storge all represented by a single face, a single woman – Simonetta. To put this another way, one could argue that Botticelli sees in his beloved muse all four types of love and all four ideals of womanhood: saint, lover, friend, and spouse.”

— Sylvain Reynard