Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli or Il Botticello ("The Little Barrel"; March 1, 1445 – May 17, 1510) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (Quattrocento).
Less than a hundred years later, this movement, under the patronage of Lorenzo de' Medici, was characterized by Giorgio Vasari as a "golden age", a thought, suitably enough, he expressed at the head of his Vita of Botticelli. His posthumous reputation suffered until the late 19th century; since then his work has been seen to represent the linear grace of Early Renaissance painting, and The Birth of Venus and Primavera rank now among the most familiar masterpieces of Florentine art.
Details of Botticelli's life are sparse, but we know that he became an apprentice when he was about fourteen years old, which would indicate that he received a fuller education than did other Renaissance artists. Probably by 1462 he was apprenticed to Fra Filippo Lippi; many of his early works have been attributed to the elder master, and attributions continue to be uncertain. Influenced also by the monumentality of Masaccio's painting, it was from Lippi that Botticelli learned a more intimate and detailed manner.
By 1470 Botticelli had his own workshop. Even at this early date his work was characterized by a conception of the figure as if seen in low relief, drawn with clear contours, and minimizing strong contrasts of light and shadow which would indicate fully modeled forms. - wikipedia
Mystic Nativity Movement: Early Renaissance Date: 1500 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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Portrait of a Young Man Movement: Early Renaissance Collection: National Gallery, London Dimensions: 37.5 x 28.2 cm Date: c. 1480-85 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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Portrait of a Young Woman Movement: Early Renaissance Collection: Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany Date: 1480 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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Portrait of Giuliano de Medici Movement: Early Renaissance Collection: National Gallery of Art (USA) Date: 1477 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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Primavera Movement: Early Renaissance Collection: Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Dimensions: 203 x 314 cm Date: c. 1482 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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Primavera (detail) Movement: Early Renaissance Collection: Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Dimensions: 203 x 314 cm Date: c. 1482 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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Saint Dominic Movement: Early Renaissance Collection: State Hermitage Museum Date: 1500 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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St. Augustine Movement: Early Renaissance Collection: Ognissanti, Florence Dimensions: 185 x 123 cm Date: 1480 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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The Annunciation Movement: Early Renaissance Date: 1490 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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The Banquet in the Pine Forest Movement: Early Renaissance Collection: Museo del Prado Date: 1483 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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The birth of Venus Movement: Early Renaissance Collection: Uffizi, Florence Dimensions: 68.9 x 110.2 in (175 x 280 cm) Date: c. 1485 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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The birth of VenusDETAIL OF the face of Venus Movement: Early Renaissance Collection: Uffizi, Florence Dimensions: 172.5 x 278.5 cm (67 7/8 x 109 5/8 in.) Date: c. 1485 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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The Cestello Annunciation Movement: Early Renaissance Collection: Uffizi, Florence Dimensions: 150 x 156 cm Date: c. 1489 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
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The Holy Trinity Movement: Early Renaissance Date: 1493 Artist: Alessandro Botticelli
