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    Sandro Botticelli | Probable self-portrait of Botticelli, in hisAdoration of the Magi (1475). | Birth name | Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi | Born | c. 1445[1] Florence, Republic of Florence, (now Italy) | Died | May 17, 1510 (aged 64–65) Florence, Republic of Florence, (now Italy) | Nationality | Italian | Field | Painting | Training | Filippo Lippi Andrea del Verrocchio | Movement | Italian Renaissance | Works | Primavera The Birth of Venus The Adoration of the Magi Other Works

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    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

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    Choose one artist with several links. View the links. Comment on what you most liked about his work. Do you have one in particular that you liked? Why? I chose Sandro Botticelli because his story called my attention, I believe the story of the Medici family is interesting. Botticelli was born in the period of the Italian renaissance and was took at the age of fourteen to become an apprentice, and by age of fifteen opened his own shop. This is just impressive, I cannot visualize a teenager being

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    Sandro Boticelli Sandro Botticelli, (1445-1510) was a famous Renaissance arit. His real name was Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi; his nickname came from Botticello ("little barrel"), which was either the nickname of his older brother or the name of the goldsmith who first taught him. Botticelli was born in Florence to the tanner Marianno di Vanni and his wife in a small place called Smeralda which is now Borgo Ognissanti No. 28 in Florence. He was one of eight children born to his parents,

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    Kaitlyn Cooper Artist Paper Art Appreciation 14 November 2016 Sandro Botticelli In 1445, Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi Botticelli, was born in Florence, Italy ("Sandro Botticelli Biography | artble.com," n.d.). When first reading the lengthy name, most may dismiss the artist as unrecognizable. However, the name the artist is most commonly referred to as is Sandro Botticelli. There are very limited facts about Botticelli and his personal life, although it is rumored that Botticelli had an

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    The Birth of Venus is a magnificent piece of art, which was created by the artist Sandro Botecelli between the years of 1482 to 1485. It is considered as one of the most classic and extravagant pieces of art. Botecelli’s masterpiece resembles that of classic antiquity. The painting itself hung in the country villa of the Medici. It is also an example of XV century Italian painting. It is one of the first examples of paintings on a canvas. It’s theme comes from Ovid’s metamorphosis, which was considered

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    Sandro Botticelli was born in Florence, Italy soemthime between 1444 and 1446 and his name was Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi. Botticelli was a nickname that was given to him by a his older brother. Sandro went to the master painter Fra Filippo Lippi when he was sixteen years old where he learned to portray feminine beauty. Sandro is also thought to have worked with Antonio Poppaiulol who was a painter and a sculptor where he learned to portray the body in motion. Sandro set up his own studio around

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    Sandro Botticelli (1445 - 1510) BIOGRAPHY Sandro Botticelli, short for Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, was born on the 1st of March 1445 in The Republic of Florence which is now Italy. As a child he was easily bored in school and was known for his hyperactivity and love of practical jokes. At about fourteen years of age, he was withdrawn from his school and became an apprentice. He first worked for Maso Finiguerra as a goldsmith for 3 years but soon became an apprentice to the artist Fillipo

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    Visual Analysis of Botticelli’s Madonna of the Rose Garden and The Birth of Venus The works of both Madonna of the Rose Garden and The Birth of Venus were created by the artist Sandro Botticelli, whose work was seen as an icon of art for the Italian community. His piece, Madonna of the Rose Garden predates the Birth of Venus by around 15 years. Made in Florence for the Arti and Chamber of Commerce, this publicly commissioned painting dates around circa 1470, compared to the Birth of Venus which

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    Sandro Botticelli Artwork: Primavera Botticelli was revered as an unaccomplished, poor, and barely noticed artist. He was an artist who was completely consumed by the world of art. This was a period of great cultural change lasting from the 14th century until the 16th century in Europe. During this time period is where we find the Primavera, also known as Allegory of Spring. This masterpiece is currently located in Florence, Italy at The Galleria degli Uffizi. The painting consists of nine figures

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