Sandro Botticelli - life and works
Sandro Botticelli was born in Florence in 1445 in Ognissanti neighborhood. His real name was Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi. He came from a family of florentine merchants and his father worked as a tanner.
He had been showing interest in art since he was young and soon he was apprentice to the filippo Lippi’s workshop until 1466. The next year he was apprentice to the Andrea Verrocchio workshop.
The first orders arrived from the Medici family and in that period he realized his most famous masterpieces: “Primavera” (Spring) “Nascita di Venere (Venus birth) and “Pallade e il Centauro”.
In the 1481 he left for Rome to make some wall paintings for the Cappella Sistina median walls working on commission for Lorenzo il Magnifico.
He rejected the perspective. His style was almost similar to the one of the middle age and he passed over the style rules of the renaissance. The element of religiosity is shown in all of his works.
He died in Florence in 1510 at the age of 65.
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Sandro Botticelli - life and works
Sandro Botticelli was born in Florence in 1445 in THE Ognissanti neighborhood (US spelling – UK is neighboUrhood). His real name was Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi. He came from a family of Florentine merchants and his father worked as a tanner.
He had been showing interest in art since he was young and soon he was apprenticeD to the Filippo Lippi’s workshop WHERE HE WORKED until 1466. The next year he was BECAME AN apprentice to the Andrea Verrocchio workshop.
The HIS first orders arrived COMMISSIONS CAME from the Medici family and in that period he realized PRODUCED/CREATED his most famous masterpieces: “Primavera” (Spring) “Nascita di Venere (Venus birth) and “Pallade e il Centauro”.
In the 1481 he left for Rome to make PAINT some wall paintings MURALS for the Cappella Sistina (median walls??) working on A commission for FROM Lorenzo il Magnifico.
He rejected the perspective. His style was almost similar to (or almost THE SAME AS ) the one THAT of the Middle AgeS and he passed over (IGNORED) the style rules of the Renaissance. The AN element of religiosity is shown DEMONSTRATED in all of his works.
He died in Florence in 1510 at the age of 65.
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