Sandro Botticelli

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Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli (born 1444/1446 - died May 17, 1510) is a Florentine artist of the XV century and a bright representative of the early Italian Renaissance.
Botticelli’s name is derived from that of his elder brother Giovanni, a pawnbroker who was called Botticello (“Little Barrel”)
Real name Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi

Around 1465 Sandro painted his first works under the watchful gaze of his master whose style is apparent in the images of the Madonna and Child that Botticelli executed at this time.

Botticelli's most famous works include those of Primavera and The Birth of Venus. At his most productive and successful, Botticelli was one of the most well known artists within all of Italy.