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Botticelli
1. #1 Original name was
ALESSANDRO DI
MARIANO FILIPEPI
#2The name “Botticelli”
was given to him by his
older brother and means
("The Little Barrel").
Sandro Botticelli
2. #3 Born in the
city-state of
Florence in 1444,
where he lived
most of the 66
The Cestello Annunciation years of his life.
3. #4 Botticelli
wanted to
paint people
that looked
more real &
lifelike than
those painted
by the artists
of the Middle
Ages.
4. #5 He wanted to create paintings that told a story!
His 3 most famous paintings…
5. His patron, or person who paid for his services,
was a member of the Medici family.
6. Venus has
emerged from
the sea on a shell
which is driven
to the shore by
flying wind-gods
amidst a shower
of roses. She is
about to step on
to the land.
Botticelli's Venus is so beautiful that we do not notice
the unnatural length of her neck, the steep fall of her
shoulders and the odd way her left arm is hinged to
the body. It tells the story of how beauty came into
the world.
7. B). “Adoration of the Magi”
Lorenzo the
Great!
Why is the Medici family witnessing the birth of
Christ?!
8. C). “The Portrait of Giuliano de Medici”
Botticelli had his own
workshop by 1470. He
spent almost all of his
life working for the great
families of Florence,
especially the Medici
family, for whom he
painted portraits, most
notably the Giuliano de'
Medici.
9. This painting was
done in honor of
the assassinated
member of the
Medici family.
It shows his
peacefully at rest.
What are some
symbols in this
painting to indicate
that the subject has
died?
10. • This drawing from the
sketchbook of
Leonardo da Vinci
shows the hanging of
one of the conspirators
in Giuliano’s
assassination.
Why would the assassination of
Giuliano de Medici be such an
important event to artists?
11. #6 Botticelli died on May 17, 1510.
Botticelli was all, but forgotten for many
years as many of his painting hid in the
Churches & Villas they were created for.
Today, “The Birth of Venus” can be found at
the famous Uffizi Museum in Florence,
where there is a room named in his honor.
