Quick Facts
- NAME: Sandro Botticelli
- OCCUPATION: Painter
- BIRTH DATE: 1445
- DEATH DATE: May 17, 1510
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Florence, Italy
- PLACE OF DEATH: Florence, Italy
- Originally: Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi
- Nickname: Il Botticelli
- Nickname: The Little Barrell
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Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter during the Early Renaissance. His best known works are The Birth of Venus and Primavera.
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Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter during the Early Renaissance. As a young boy, he apprenticed a goldsmith. By his forties, he had developed a distinctive style and was an established master. In 1481, he joined a team of Umbrian artists called to Rome to decorate the Sistine Chapel. His best known works, however, are his mythological paintings, especially The Birth of Venus and Primavera.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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