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Sandro BotticelliSandro Botticelli
Painter
1445 – 1510
Painter
1445 – 1510
Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepiaka Sandro Botticelli “the little barrel”
Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepiaka Sandro Botticelli “the little barrel”
Born in 1445 in Florence Italy during the early Italian Renaissance
Apprenticed at age 14 to a goldsmith
Apprenticed in 1462 to Fra Filippo Lippi, a painter
Born in 1445 in Florence Italy during the early Italian Renaissance
Apprenticed at age 14 to a goldsmith
Apprenticed in 1462 to Fra Filippo Lippi, a painter
Primavera (1482)
By 1470, he had his own workshop
His work is characterized by figures shown which look flat, rather than 3- dimensional)
By 1470, he had his own workshop
His work is characterized by figures shown which look flat, rather than 3- dimensional)
Like most artists of his day, Botticelli painted portraits and images for wealthy people and the church – the only ones who could afford to pay him for his work
Round Paintings were popular in his time
Sections of “The Birth of Venus”
(1485)
Sections of “The Birth of Venus”
(1485)
Both “Primavera” and “The Birthof Venus” were originally commissioned by the Medici Family, a very powerful banking and political dynasty which not only ruled the city of Florence but also produced 4 Popes
Madonna of the Magnificat (1485)
Events in the Life of Moses
(Sistine Chapel)
Events in the Life of Moses
(Sistine Chapel)
In 1481, pope Sixtus IV called Botticelli & other prominent artists to Rome to fresco the walls of the Sistine Chapel
this was about 27 years before Michelangelo painted the ceiling
Throughout the 1480s Botticelli worked on many frescoes, especially in the Churches of Florence
In 1481, pope Sixtus IV called Botticelli & other prominent artists to Rome to fresco the walls of the Sistine Chapel
this was about 27 years before Michelangelo painted the ceiling
Throughout the 1480s Botticelli worked on many frescoes, especially in the Churches of Florence
“Fresco” is a style in which paint is applied to wet plaster, so the pigment dries with the surface of the wall
Overshadowed by the more famous Michelangelo, Botticelli stops painting
Dies in 1510, requesting that he be buried at the feet of his (unrequited) Lady Love
Overshadowed by the more famous Michelangelo, Botticelli stops painting
Dies in 1510, requesting that he be buried at the feet of his (unrequited) Lady Love