Minneapolis Institute of Art visit (MIA)

Yesterday, my cousin and I went to the MIA to checkout the Botticelli and Renaissance Florence exhibition. Since it was in it's last few days, it was pretty packed so the photos I took were a bit hard to take due to all the people looking at the various works. Heather and I had been to the Uffizi Gallery 20+ years ago on our honeymoon and I've forgotten more than I remember from that visit. I've never been a big fan of Botticelli but I will say that seeing "Spring" and "Venus" are both really stunning. That said, this show was good since it showed a lot of his sketches and early works. Especially impressive were his first works from his early 20's when he setup his own studio. He came as the 8th of 9 kids and his father worked in a leather tannery - not the most pleasant of work.
Anyway, it's good to recharge and get some mental rest from one's own work and be inspired for the next project.

I can't remember the name of this artist, but I thought this teen boy portrait was just stunning. Check out the show if you can!

https://new.artsmia.org/exhibitions