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Sandro Botticelli
Italian Renaissance

Sandro
Botticelli

1445 – 1510Italian

Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (c.1445 – May 17, 1510), better known as Sandro Botticelli (/ˌbɒtɪˈtʃɛli/BOT-ih-CHEL-ee; Italian: [ˈsandrobottiˈtʃɛlli]) or simply Botticelli, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance.

Selected Works

Born
1445
Died
1510
Nationality
Italian
Movement
Italian Renaissance

Selected Masterworks

Definitive works that define this master's artistic legacy.

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The Birth of Venus

1485Major Work
Uffizi, Florence

The Birth of Venus (Italian: Nascita di Venere [ˈnaʃʃita di ˈvɛːnere]) is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably executed in the mid-1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully grown (called Venus Anadyomene and often depicted in art). The painting is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

Primavera

1482Major Work
Uffizi, Florence

Primavera (Italian pronunciation: [primaˈvɛːra], meaning "Spring") is a large panel painting in tempera paint by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli made in the late 1470s or early 1480s (datings vary). It has been described as "one of the most written about, and most controversial paintings in the world", and also "one of the most popular paintings in Western art".

The Adoration of the Magi

1475Major Work
Uffizi, Florence

The Adoration of the Magi (Italian: Adorazione dei Magi) is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli. Botticelli painted this piece for the altar in Gaspare di Zanobi del Lama's chapel in Santa Maria Novella around 1475. This painting depicts the Biblical story of the Three Magi following a star to find the newborn Jesus. The image of the altarpiece centers on the Virgin Mary and the newborn Jesus, with Saint Joseph behind them.

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