WEBApr 12, 2024 · Sandro Botticelli (born 1445, Florence [Italy]—died May 17, 1510, Florence) was one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His The Birth of Venus and La Primavera are often said to epitomize for modern viewers the spirit of the Renaissance.
WEBBotticelli was perhaps the greatest humanist painter of the Early Renaissance, yet much of his life and influences remain a mystery to us today. His paintings represent the pinnacle of the cultural flourishing of the Medicis' Florence, a prosperous society that encouraged the progress of art, philosophy and literature.
WEBHis best-known works are The Birth of Venus and Primavera, both in the Uffizi in Florence, which holds many of Botticelli's works. Botticelli lived all his life in the same neighbourhood of Florence; his only significant times elsewhere were the months he spent painting in Pisa in 1474 and the Sistine Chapel in Rome in 1481–82.
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Who Was Sandro Botticelli, and Why Was He Important?
WEBApr 2, 2014 · (1445-1510) Synopsis. Sandro Botticelli was born in the mid-1440s in Florence, Italy. As a boy, he apprenticed as a goldsmith and then with master painter Filippo Lippi. By his forties,...
WEBThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Sandro Botticelli is one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His Birth of Venus (completed c. 1485) and La Primavera (painted c. 1477–82) are often said to epitomize for modern viewers the spirit of the Renaissance, though his elongated, seemingly weightless figures and fairly flat ...
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Sandro Botticelli (about 1445 - 1510) | National Gallery, London
WEBHe was known for his sharp wit and his love of practical jokes, and he quickly earned a reputation as a restless, hyperactive and impatient child. Fortunately, his precocious talent was recognised and he was withdrawn from school and sent to work as an apprentice.
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Sandro Botticelli - The Life and Works of This Famous Florence …
WEBFeb 25, 2022 · Famous Artworks. Florence artist Sandro Botticelli, painter, and draftsman, was one of Italy’s most celebrated painters of the time. His beautiful Madonna and child paintings, altarpieces, and life-size mythological works, such as Venus and Mars, were hugely famous during his lifetime.
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Birth of Venus | Botticelli, Meaning, & History | Britannica
WEBApr 11, 2024 · Botticelli made his name with his painting Allegory of Fortitude (1470), and he was subsequently commissioned to paint Birth of Venus for Lorenzo the Magnificent (or possibly a cousin, the banker Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco, called …
WEBAug 31, 2020 · A prolific painter, especially of altarpieces and works with a religious theme, Botticelli's most famous work today is, ironically, the mythological Birth of Venus which is now on display in the Uffizi Gallery of his native Florence.