4th+Period+-+Botticelli

=4th Period - Botticelli=

By: Kaleb L.



Date of birth: 1445

Location of birth: Florence

Parents’ names: Parents name's found

Family background: Sandro Botticelli had a brother who's name was Botticelli and he took his brothers name.Sandro's father was a tanner. Sandro had four other brothers and he was the youngest.

Date of death:1510

Location of death/grave: Ognissanti

Education: Sandro Botticelli learned with Filippo Lippi and was an apprentice. Botticelli became an apprentice after his school education.Botticelli was also educated by his master when he was the apprentice of Filippo Lippi.

Career:Sandro Botticelli was a painter and artist. Botticelli was a teacher also.Sandro Botticelli was an apprentice.An apprentice is the first step to becoming a master. An apprentice was usually not paid for his work. Botticelli was a master at the the age of 25. When Botticelli was 25 he had his own work shop.

Legacy: Botticelli is famous for painting the pictures "Primavera" and the "Birth of Venus". Botticelli is famous and best known for his paintings of mythic creatures. Sandro Botticelli is also known for being the apprentice of Filippo Lippi. He is also known for being a very young master a painting.

Additional/Interesting information: Botticelli's real name was Alessandro Di Mariano. Botticelli met the pope Sixtus IV. The art Sandro performed in was painting. Botticelli helped decorate the Sistine Chaple. The name Botticelli means 'the little barrel". He was buried at the church he helped decorate. He never got married, because he was so focused in his work. Botticelli's father sent him to be a gold smith but Botticelli did not like the idea thats how he became a painter.

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