Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli | Probable self-portrait of Botticelli, in hisAdoration of the Magi (1475). | Birth name | Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi | Born | c. 1445[1] Florence, Republic of Florence, (now Italy) | Died | May 17, 1510 (aged 64–65) Florence, Republic of Florence, (now Italy) | Nationality | Italian | Field | Painting | Training | Filippo Lippi Andrea del Verrocchio | Movement | Italian Renaissance | Works | Primavera The Birth of Venus The Adoration of the Magi Other Works

Choose one artist with several links. View the links. Comment on what you most liked about his work. Do you have one in particular that you liked? Why? I chose Sandro Botticelli because his story called my attention, I believe the story of the Medici family is interesting. Botticelli was born in the period of the Italian renaissance and was took at the age of fourteen to become an apprentice, and by age of fifteen opened his own shop. This is just impressive, I cannot visualize a teenager being

Sandro Botticelli Oksana Zecher Visual Arts   Oksana Zecher Visual Arts 1133 TJAA Sandro Botticelli’s full name was Allessadro di Mariano Filipepi Botticelli. He was born in the year 1445. The date and month of his birth is unknown. His hometown is Florence, Italy, and he was the youngest of five children. His father was a tanner, which is someone who converts animal skins into leather. Sandro Botticelli’s mother, Smeralda, and the rest of his family lived the same district as the Vespucci

Art Appreciation 14 November 2016 Sandro Botticelli In 1445, Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi Botticelli, was born in Florence, Italy ("Sandro Botticelli Biography | artble.com," n.d.). When first reading the lengthy name, most may dismiss the artist as unrecognizable. However, the name the artist is most commonly referred to as is Sandro Botticelli. There are very limited facts about Botticelli and his personal life, although it is rumored that Botticelli had an attraction towards women he

created by the artist Sandro Botticelli, whose work was seen as an icon of art for the Italian community. His piece, Madonna of the Rose Garden predates the Birth of Venus by around 15 years. Made in Florence for the Arti and Chamber of Commerce, this publicly commissioned painting dates around circa 1470, compared to the Birth of Venus which dates to around 1485. The time difference between the completion of these two works shows the juvenile age and youthful experience of Botticelli during his creation

Sandro Botticelli (1445 - 1510) BIOGRAPHY Sandro Botticelli, short for Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, was born on the 1st of March 1445 in The Republic of Florence which is now Italy. As a child he was easily bored in school and was known for his hyperactivity and love of practical jokes. At about fourteen years of age, he was withdrawn from his school and became an apprentice. He first worked for Maso Finiguerra as a goldsmith for 3 years but soon became an apprentice to the artist Fillipo

Sandro Botticelli Artwork: Primavera Botticelli was revered as an unaccomplished, poor, and barely noticed artist. He was an artist who was completely consumed by the world of art. This was a period of great cultural change lasting from the 14th century until the 16th century in Europe. During this time period is where we find the Primavera, also known as Allegory of Spring. This masterpiece is currently located in Florence, Italy at The Galleria degli Uffizi. The painting consists of nine figures

Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi Botticelli, was born in 1445 in Florence, Italy. He was known as Sandro Botticelli, a Florentine painter. He was considered a very important painter in the Renaissance period. He practiced all kinds of genres and also collaborated with other talented artists. He was often inspired and taught by others, it seems to me that he wasn’t afraid to try new things. He was always involved in his art and for that he got recognized, although it was mostly after his death. Botticelli’s

Sandro Botticelli, of the renaissance period, was best known for his painting “The Birth of Venus”. Lorenezo the great was the one who set the theme. Lorenzo had poet Angelo Poliziano to do the verses of the Birth of Venus. Once this was set this was how Botticelli was able to paint the painting; he translated the words of Poliziano into the painting. A myth of the Renaissance was that if a man painted Greeks and Romans they were to be superior. That was formed by truth and wisdom. In 1486, Botticelli

ended in the 17th Century, stayed very much within the ‘comfort zone’ of the ideals created by the Greek’s. It was greatly focused on a women’s beauty which at this time was tied to virtue, and a beautiful woman was thought to be a virtuous one. Sandro Botticelli was a famous Italian painter of the early Renaissance period one of his most famous works being ‘The Birth of Venus’ made around 1480s, depicts the Goddess Venus arriving on a shell to shore. The painting is seen to be full of fertility and beauty