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Artist a Day:  Sandro Botticelli

Artist a day! SANDRO BOTTICELLI  (1445-1510)  Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi was, known as Sandro Botticelli. He was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance.

Tempera on panel, 134 x 111 cm, 1476

The Adoration of the Magi

 Botticelli's Works

Botticelli's post-mortem prominence sorrowed until the late 19th century when he was rediscovered by the Pre-Raphaelites, who produced a reappraisal of his work.

Tempera on panel, 314 x 203 cm, 1482

The Spring

 Botticelli's Works

At the height of his career, the Florentine painter and draughtsperson Sandro Botticelli was Italy's most esteemed artist.

Tempera on panel,  173.4 x 69.2 cm, 1483

Venus and Mars

 Botticelli's Works

His refined paintings of the Madonna and Child and his life-size mythical paintings, such as 'Venus and Mars', were highly favored in his lifetime.

Tempera on canvas,  172.5 x 278.9 cm, 1485

The Birth of Venus

 Botticelli's Works

Botticelli was perhaps the most prominent humanist painter of the Early Renaissance, yet predominantly his life and impacts remain a mystery to us today.

Tempera on canvas, 54.7 x 47.5 cm, 1495

Portrait of Dante

 Botticelli's Works

His paintings depict the height of the cultural flourishing of the Medicis' Florence, a thriving society that promoted the progress of art, philosophy, and literature.

Tempera and oil on canvas,  109 x 75 cm, 1501

The Mystical Nativity

 Botticelli's Works

Persuaded by Savonarola's conventional religious statement, Botticelli burned many of his paintings, particularly his earlier, more worldly works.

Tempera on panel, 72 x 50 cm, 1467

Madonna and Child

 Botticelli's Works

Tempera on panel, 100 x 71 cm, 1468

 Madonna with two angels

 Botticelli's Works

Tempera on panel, 167 x 87 cm, 1470

Fortitude

 Botticelli's Works

Tempera on wood, 57.5 x 44 cm, 1474

Portrait of a Man with the Medal of Cosmo

 Botticelli's Works

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