Sandro Botticelli
Oksana Zecher
Visual Arts
Oksana Zecher
Visual Arts 1133
TJAA
Sandro Botticelli’s full name was Allessadro di Mariano Filipepi Botticelli. He was born in the year 1445. The date and month of his birth is unknown. His hometown is Florence, Italy, and he was the youngest of five children. His father was a tanner, which is someone who converts animal skins into leather. Sandro Botticelli’s mother, Smeralda, and the rest of his family lived the same district as the Vespucci family who became important patrons of the artist’s work. Botticelli was known for his intelligence and his love of practical jokes, and he quickly earned a reputation as a restless, energetic and impatient child. Fortunately, his precocious
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