Olga's Gallery
Alessandro Botticelli
(1444/45 - 1510)
Biography
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Alessandro (Sandro) Botticelli was born in Florence in 1444 or 1445, the fourth son of Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, a tanner. Alessandro's nickname was derived from the one given to his eldest brother Giovanni, who, because of his corpulence, was called "Il Botticello" (little barrel). It is believed that Botticelli was apprenticed as a goldsmith before being sent, probably in the beginning of the 1460s, to Fra Filippo Lippi in order to study painting.
Since 1470, Botticelli ran his own workshop in Florence and, in 1472, he became a member of the St. Luke's Guild. His early woks were mostly small religious pieces. In 1470, he was commissioned... Read Alessandro Botticelli's Full Biography
Since 1470, Botticelli ran his own workshop in Florence and, in 1472, he became a member of the St. Luke's Guild. His early woks were mostly small religious pieces. In 1470, he was commissioned... Read Alessandro Botticelli's Full Biography
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Madonna and Child, Two Angels and the Young St. John the Baptist. c.1467. Tempera on panel. Galleria dell' Accademia, Florence, Italy. Read Note. 
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Madonna della Loggia. c.1467. Tempera on panel. Galleria dell' Accademia, Florence, Italy.
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Judith's Return to Bethulia. c.1469-1470. Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
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Discovery of the Body of Holofernes. c.1469-1470. Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
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Madonna in Glory. c.1469-1470. Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
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Madonna of the Rosegarden. c.1470. Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
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Madonna and Child and Two Angels. c.1470. Tempera on panel. Museo e Galleria Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy.
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Madonna of the Eucharist. c.1470. Tempera on panel. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA, USA.
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Fortitude. c.1470. Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
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Madonna and Child with Six Saints. c.1470. Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
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Adoration of the Magi. c.1470-1474. Tempera on panel. National Gallery, London, UK. Read Note.
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St. Sebastian. 1474. Tempera on panel. Staatliche Museen Preubischer Kulturbesitz, Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. Read Note.
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Adoration of the Magi. c.1475. Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
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Portrait of a Young Man. c.1470-1473. Tempera on panel. Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy.
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Portrait of a Man with the Medal of Cosmo the Elder. c.1474-1475. Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
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Portrait of a Lady (Smeralda Brandini?). c.1470-1475. Tempera on panel. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.
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Portrait of a Woman. c.1475. Tempera on panel. Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy.
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Portrait of Giuliano de' Medici. c.1476-1477. Tempera on panel. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA. Read Note.
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Madonna and Child with Eight Angels (Tondo Raczynski). c.1478. Tempera on panel. Staatliche Museen Preubischer Kulturbesitz, Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany.
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Madonna del Libro. c.1480. Tempera on panel. Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, Italy.
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Madonna of the Magnificat. c.1480-1481. Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
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St. Augustine. 1480. Fresco. Ognissanti, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
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The Virgin Adoring the Child. c.1480-1490. Tempera on panel. The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA.
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Portrait of a Youth. 1480s. Tempera on panel. The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA.
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The Temptation of Christ. 1481-1482. Fresco. Sistine Chapel, Rome, Italy. Read Note.
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Scenes from the Life of Moses. 1481-1482. Fresco. Sistine Chapel, Rome, Italy. Read Note.
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The Punishment of Korah. 1481-1482. Fresco. Sistine Chapel, Rome, Italy. Read Note.
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Adoration of the Magi. 1481-1482. Tempera on panel. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA. Read Note.
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The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti: The Encounter with the Damned in the Pine Forest. 1482-1483. Tempera on panel. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Read Note.
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Primavera. c.1482. Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
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Pallas/Camilla and the Centaur. c.1482-1483. Tempera on canvas. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
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Venus and Mars. 1483. Tempera on panel. National Gallery, London, UK. Read Note.
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Virgin and Child Enthroned between Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist (Bardi altarpiece). 1484. Tempera on panel. Staatliche Museen Preubischer Kulturbesitz, Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. Read Note.
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Venus and the Three Graces presenting Gifts to a Young Woman. c.1484-1486. Fresco, transferred to canvas. Louvre, Paris, France. Read Note.
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A Young Man being introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts. c.1484-1486. Fresco, transferred to canvas. Louvre, Paris, France.
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