Sandro Botticelli Biography

Sandro Botticelli biography

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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.