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Micah Haji-Sheikh
November 12th, 2016
EDU 214 Dr. Joni Flowers
Early Life
Born Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi
Botticelli came from his older brother,
who was a pawn broker called Bottecello
(Little Barrel)
Born 1445 - Died May 17th, 1510
Birthplace Florence (Firenze), Italy
http://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/florence/interactive-map-of-florence#!/catid=34
Starting Career
After completing his schooling, Sandro Botticelli was apprenticed to his
brother Antonio as a Goldsmith, but since Sandro desired to paint more, his
father then had him apprenticed toFilippo Lippi, one of Florences great
painting masters.
Lippi taught him:
Panel Painting
Fresco
Other Masters
Botticelli also studied the works of Antonio
Pollaiuolo and Andrea del Verrocchio
Antonio Pollaiuolo
Filippo Lippi
Andrea del
Verrocchio
Sandro Botticelli
Mature Career
Botticelli
Devotional
worked in
all of the
popular
Florence
genres.
Some of his
most
famous
altarpieces
are St.
Sebastian,
and
Adoration of
Paintings
Mythological Paintings
It was customary at the
time for the grooms
family to prepare a
chamber in the family
home that was filled with
paintings. These works
typically depicted
romantic, exalting love
and lovers, or exemplary,
depicting heroines of
virtuous fame.
Botticelli created the trend
within this genre to use
mythologies and
storybook texts to inspire
Late Works
Conclusion:
Sometime after
1505, Botticelli
became ill, and
finally passed away
in 1510. Roughly 50
of his paintings
survive, and you
can see them today
at the Uffizi Gallery
in Florence, Italy.
Resources
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