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Though not overtly religious, the sentiment is morally correct and therefore Savonarola-suitable, as is the turbulent mood, so far removed from the sumptuous lyricism of Botticelli's earlier, mythological works.
ECONOMIST: Botticelli and his bankers
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During the Renaissance, intaglios, like the carnelian-and-gold "Bust of Girolamo Savonarola, " the Medici critic notorious for the "burning of the books, the bonfires of the vanities, " embellished clothing and decorative objects.
WSJ: Museum Exhibit Review: Gems of the Medici at the Bowers Museum
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Sandro Botticelli, a central figure, was not one of the artists who flung their paintings onto the fires, but he nevertheless fell under Savonarola's spell, as his later works clearly show.
ECONOMIST: Botticelli and his bankers