Botticelli became crippled in his later years and failed to receive painting assignments. He may have continued to work on his set of drawings never finished illustrating Dante's — Divine Comedy. By about , when the young Raphael — came to Florence to observe the new styles of Leonardo da Vinci — and Michelangelo — , Botticelli's art must have seemed old-fashioned, although it had been widely copied in the s.
Sandro Botticelli was born several generations after Donatello — , Masaccio — , and their associates who gave Florentine art its direction, and just before it took a great turn in the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and others.
Botticelli worked in an established, almost traditional manner at a point just before such a style went out of fashion. Successful in the s and s, then forgotten at the time of his death in , Botticelli was popular in the nineteenth century, especially in England. Argan, Giulio. Botticelli: Biographical and Critical Study. New York: Skira, trans. Lightbown, R. Berkeley: University of California Press, Venezia, Mike. Chicago: Children's Press, Toggle navigation.
Early style Sandro Botticelli was born in in Florence, Italy, the son of a tanner one who converts animal skins into leather. Mature style After Botticelli concentrated on paintings with many small figures, so that the entire picture surface seemed more alive. Sandro Botticelli was born in the mids 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. His best known work is The Birth of Venus. He died in We strive for accuracy and fairness. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.
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