"Sandro Botticelli" Describes Botticelli's early life, where he grew up and what it was like for him. States a few of his major works. Tells of Botticelli's influences and mentors.
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A famous Florentine painter, Sandro Botticelli was known for his many
famous paintings. Born in Florence around 1447, Botticelli was raised by his
father Mariano Filipepi, and after the completion of his schooling he was
apprenticed to a goldsmith. This is where the name Botticelli was derived from.
The Goldsmith's name was Botticelli, and as a sign of respect, Sandro took on
Botticelli as his last name.
Later, Sandro's father noticed that his brushwork was much …
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…first example of a new type of painting. This particular painting shows a young man holding a medal of Cosimo de' Medici. The Flemish painter Hans Memling developed the form of painting used, it is a device of setting the figure before a landscape seen from a high vantage point. This is the earliest instance of the influence Flemish painters had on Botticelli, which can be seen in this and many of his other paintings.
…first example of a new type of painting. This particular painting shows a young man holding a medal of Cosimo de' Medici. The Flemish painter Hans Memling developed the form of painting used, it is a device of setting the figure before a landscape seen from a high vantage point. This is the earliest instance of the influence Flemish painters had on Botticelli, which can be seen in this and many of his other paintings.
