Morbidezza

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]

Primavera by Sandro Botticelli

References
  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.
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