Var levde Sandro Botticelli?

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1. Var levde Sandro Botticelli?
2. Why is Sandro Botticelli famous?
3. Why is Sandro Botticelli called the little barrel?
4. Why did Botticelli Stop Making Art in the 1490s?
5. What did Sandro Botticelli contribute to the Sistine Chapel?

Var levde Sandro Botticelli?

Sandro Botticelli, född Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi den i Florens, Italien, död i Florens, var en italiensk målare verksam under ungrenässansen (Quattrocento).

Why is Sandro Botticelli famous?

Why is Sandro Botticelli so famous? Sandro Botticelli was one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His Birth of Venus ( c. 1485) and Primavera ( c. 1480; Spring) are often said to epitomize for modern viewers the spirit of the Renaissance, though his elongated, seemingly weightless figures and fairly flat spaces deviate from ...

Why is Sandro Botticelli called the little barrel?

The nickname Botticelli, meaning "little barrel", derives from the nickname of Sandro's brother, Giovanni, who was called Botticello apparently because of his round stature. A document of 1470 refers to Sandro as "Sandro Mariano Botticelli", meaning that he had fully adopted the name.

Why did Botticelli Stop Making Art in the 1490s?

The 1490s was a turbulent decade - the Medicihad been expelled from Florence and Italy's peace disrupted by invasion and plagues. Botticelli rejected the ornamental charm of his earlier works in favour of a more simplistic approach that seemed crude and heavy-handed by contrast.

What did Sandro Botticelli contribute to the Sistine Chapel?

He contributed to the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel and painted the immortal The Birth of Venus. Sandro Botticelli was born in the mid-1440s in Florence, Italy. As a boy, he apprenticed as a goldsmith and then with master painter Filippo Lippi. By his forties, Botticelli was himself a master and contributed to the decoration the Sistine Chapel.