Sandro Botticelli Painter 1445 – 1510 Painter 1445 – 1510

Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi aka Sandro Botticelli “the little barrel ”  Born in 1445 in Florence Italy during the early Italian Renaissance  Apprenticed at age 14 to a goldsmith  Apprenticed in 1462 to Fra Filippo Lippi, a painter  Born in 1445 in Florence Italy during the early Italian Renaissance  Apprenticed at age 14 to a goldsmith  Apprenticed in 1462 to Fra Filippo Lippi, a painter

Primavera (1482)  By 1470, he had his own workshop  His work is characterized by figures shown which look flat, rather than 3- dimensional)  By 1470, he had his own workshop  His work is characterized by figures shown which look flat, rather than 3- dimensional) Like most artists of his day, Botticelli painted portraits and images for wealthy people and the church – the only ones who could afford to pay him for his work Round Paintings were popular in his time

Sections of “The Birth of Venus” (1485) Both “Primavera” and “The Birth of Venus” were originally commissioned by the Medici Family, a very powerful banking and political dynasty which not only ruled the city of Florence but also produced 4 Popes

Madonna of the Magnificat (1485)

Events in the Life of Moses (Sistine Chapel)  In 1481, pope Sixtus IV called Botticelli & other prominent artists to Rome to fresco the walls of the Sistine Chapel  this was about 27 years before Michelangelo painted the ceiling  Throughout the 1480s Botticelli worked on many frescoes, especially in the Churches of Florence  In 1481, pope Sixtus IV called Botticelli & other prominent artists to Rome to fresco the walls of the Sistine Chapel  this was about 27 years before Michelangelo painted the ceiling  Throughout the 1480s Botticelli worked on many frescoes, especially in the Churches of Florence “Fresco” is a style in which paint is applied to wet plaster, so the pigment dries with the surface of the wall

 Overshadowed by the more famous Michelangelo, Botticelli stops painting  Dies in 1510, requesting that he be buried at the feet of his (unrequited) Lady Love