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Period: 1444 to 1510
birth and career
Sandro Botticelli was born in Florence on 1444 and died on 1510. He began his career during the Italian Renaissance period. Botticelli apprenticed to the well-known artist Fra Filippo Lippi. At the age of 15 he was able to open his own workshop. -
Period: 1477 to 1490
His greatest works
in 1481 he was invited to Rome to take part in the painting of Sistine Chapel. Among his greatest workes are the Venus and Mars, the Primavera, the Birth of Venus etc. Even though his paintings included religious simbolism on 1490 he concetrated on paintings with small figures to make them seem more alive such us the Calumny of Apelles, the Crucifixion etc -
1478
the primavera
The painting depicts a group of figures from classical mythology in a garden, but no story has been found that brings this particular group together.Most critics agree that the painting is an allegory based on the lush growth of Spring, but accounts of any precise meaning vary, though many involve the Renaissance Neoplatonism which then fascinated intellectual circles in Florence.