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Sandro Botticelli

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  • Nov 6, 1445

    Birth

    He was born in Florence where he also lived for the rest of his life. Since he was the youngest of the five children, his father allowed him to work on a goldsmith, where he even got the name Botticelli meaning little barrel.
  • Period: 1474 to 1481

    Significant parts of his career

    Botticelli lived all his life in the same neighbourhood of Florence; his only significant times elsewhere were the months he spent painting in Pisa in 1474 and the Sistine Chapel in Rome in 1481
  • Period: 1490 to 1501

    Some of his paintings

    After 1490 Botticelli concentrated on paintings with many small figures, so that the entire picture seemed more alive. Many works showed this new method, such as the Calumny of Apelles, the Crucifixion, the Last Communion of St. Jerome and the Nativity.
  • Period: May 17, 1510 to May 17, 1510

    Death of Sando Botticelli

    Sandro Botticelli died at the age of 65. Some say Sandro was poor and unaccomplished at his death. This could be attributed to the rising popularity of new and contemporary artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo Da Vinci.