Botticelli

- Full name: Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi
- Birth date: March 1, 1444 or 1445
- Birth place: Florence, Italy
- Movement: Renaissance
- Died: May 17, 1510
- Also known as: Il Botticello ("The Little Barrel")
- Studied under master painter Fra Filippo Lippi

Early Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli was one of the Florentine artists who contributed to the frescoed walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The bulk of Botticelli's early paintings depicted biblical scenes, and many of them, such as the Birth of Venus and Primaveraare among the most admired and recognizable works of art from the period.
Influence and Style

Upon finishing school, Botticelli was sent to apprentice under a goldsmith, but his preference for painting led him to turn to master painter Fra Filippo Lippi for instruction. By 1470, Botticelli had established his own studio and painting style, which implemented his master's attention to linear perspective, elaborate costuming and use of pale hues with his own preference for darker colors, more robust figures and unparalleled ability to recreate human forms and expressions.

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Botticelli Questions
- What is your favorite Mythological God or Goddess? 15 Answers
  
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Botticelli Blogs and Humor
- Renaissance Guy: Sandro Botticelli: Significant Pursuit
- Neatorama: Bottacelli illustrates Dante
- Cartoon Stock: Botticelli
- Flickr: Art Joke: Botticelli
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- @est312 sometimes, though I don't think we'll see a video loop of the Frosties kid hanging next to a Botticelli any time soon.
- Botticelli-birth of venus-http://www.brucetmc.com/files/gimgs/7_botticelli-birth-venus.jpg
- @KShall_135 Wow! You're alive! I don't know yet- still reading "The Swan Theives" "Botticelli Secret" is next.
- Also just received a new ARC, "The Botticelli Secret" by Marina Fiorato. Was told it is like "Da Vinci Code" but set in 15th century.
- kind of upset by the fact that my lovely Botticelli Birth of Venus background is cut off by dumb twitter -_-
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