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Sandro Boticelli

intings of gods and goddesses (mythology), angels and females because they required a lot of detail, which was Botticelli's style. His painting style was developed from his master, Filippo Lippi in which the figures are rounded, soft, delicate and graceful. Mainly all his paintings were painted for powerful families such as the Medici family and his own family, the Vespucci family. Here are a few paintings:- "Adoration of the Maggi"(1467, one of Botticelli's first paintings).- "The Virgin and Child with an Angel"," The Virgin and Child with Two Angels and the Young St. John the Baptist", "The Virgin and the Child with Six Saints", "The Virgin and Child with 5 Angels"(all based on the same drawing- virgin, angels etc., done in the time of 1475-85). -"Venus and Mars" and the famous "The Birth of Venus"(paintings of gods and goddesses, 1485).- "Fortitudo"(1470) was painting that was painted for a courtroom in Florence. The picture is of a woman being a judge.- "The Ammunciation"(1481), Painted for a hospital in Florence for the end of a plague that many people were stricken with since 1478. - "The Rebellion Against the Laws of Moses"(1481-82), "Jewish Sacrifice and the Temptation of Christ"(1481-82), "Scenes from the Life of Moses"(1481-82).- "Primavera"(1482), a painting of gods and goddesses and almost 500 different kinds of plants.Botticelli also painted portraits of people such a lady, Smeralda Brandini(1470-75) and a man, Giuliano de 'Medici(1476-78). Later on in his painting career, he showed different art to his other paintings, showing the poor side of his personality. This can be shown in his painting called "Nativity", as the painting is sharply defined and with cold colours.Botticelli's style of painting had influenced many people and many artists who then became famous, also changing the way people look at art. For example, Lippi, Filippino (1457-1504) was an Italian artist, the son of the famous Renaissance painter Fra Filippo...

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