The Birth of Venus, c.1485 (tempera on canvas), Botticelli, Sandro (14445-1510) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy Giraudon The Bridgeman Art Library This gicle print offers beautiful color accuracy on a high-quality paper (235 gsm) that is a great option for framing with its smooth, acid free surface. Gicle (French for to spray) is a printing process where millions of ink droplets are sprayed onto the papers surface creating natural color transitions. Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli (1444 1510) is regarded as epitomizing the spirit of the Italian Renaissance. Renowned as one of the greatest colorists in Florence, Botticelli became a favorite member of inner circle of the Medicis. Painting extraordinary wall frescoes in the Sistine Chapel and several monumental mythological allegories often upholding the triumph of love and reason over base instinct. Little known for centuries after his death, his work was rediscovered in the late 19th century by a group of English Pre-Raphaelites.