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Detail from Botticelli's most famous work, [4] The Birth of Venus (c. 1484–1486) Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (c. 1445 [1] – May 17, 1510), better known as Sandro Botticelli (/ ˌ b ɒ t ɪ ˈ tʃ ɛ l i / BOT-ih-CHEL-ee; Italian: [ˈsandro bottiˈtʃɛlli]) or simply Botticelli, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance.
The Birth of Venus (Italian: Nascita di Venere [ˈnaʃʃita di ˈvɛːnere]) is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably executed in the mid-1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully-grown (called Venus Anadyomene and often depicted in art).
Sandro Botticelli: Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist ; Artist: ... Date of birth/death: circa 1445 : 17 May 1510 : Location of birth/death: Florence :
Date of birth/death: circa 1445 : 17 May 1510 : Location of birth/death: Florence: ... Sandro Botticelli, published 2000. Taschen, Art & Art Instruction, ISBN ...
Sandro Botticelli: Primavera ; Artist: Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510) Alternative names: ... Date of birth/death: circa 1445 : 17 May 1510 : Location of birth/death:
A painting by the 15th-century master Sandro Botticelli, ... famous for “The Birth of Venus” and “Primavera” is estimated by Italian authorities to be worth at least €100 million ($109 ...
Although the two are now known not to be a pair, the painting is inevitably discussed with Botticelli's other very large mythological painting, The Birth of Venus, also in the Uffizi. They are among the most famous paintings in the world, and icons of the Italian Renaissance; of the two, the Birth is even better known than the Primavera. [5]
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