Zoe Dawson - Visual Art
Sandro
Botticelli
was
born
in
the
Italian
town
of
Florence
in
1445,
as
Alessandro
Sandro
Botticelli
born
in
the
I H talian
of
F a lorence
in
1445,
di
M
ariano
d w
i
V as
anni
Filipepi.
aving
town
trained
s
a
goldsmith
in
a h s
is
early
Alessandro
i
Mariano
i
Vanni
o F f
ilipepi.
Having
a
goldsmith
in
h t is
arly
life,
he
was
t d aught
the
p d ractice
painting
by
Fra
trained
Filippo
a L s
ipi,
apprenticed
o
t e he
life,
he
was
taught
the
practice
f
p
ainting
by
Fra
F
to
the
artist
sometime
around
1462.
B o y
1470,
Botticelli
h ilippo
ad
his
L o ipi,
wn
a w pprenticed
orkshop,
and,
even
at
artist
sometime
around
1462.
B t y
otticelli
his
i o n
wn
w r orkshop,
and,
w e ith
ven
at
this
early
stage,
w
as
beginning
o
1 p 470,
aint
f B igures
as
h if
ad
seen
low
elief,
drawn
this
early
stage,
a w
as
r b
eginning
to
paint
figures
o a f
s
light
if
seen
in
low
relief,
rawn
clear
contours,
nd
educing
strong
contrasts
and
shadow
that
d w
ould
w h ith
ave
clear
contours,
and
reducing
strong
contrasts
o t f
hat
light
shadow
that
would
ave
shown
a
more
m
odeled
figure,
a
characteristic
he
a l nd
ater
became
known
for
h [12]
.
In
shown
ore
modeled
figure,
a
characteristic
that
he
later
became
known
for
[12] .
In
the
15 th a
c
m
entury,
artists
w
ere
creating
works
for
commissions.
Known
as
patronage,
the
5 th
c w
entury,
artists
creating
orks
commissions.
nown
as
p g atronage,
an
a 1 rtist
ould
be
asked
w t ere
o
produce
a
p w iece
o f f
or
art
based
upon
t K
he
criteria
iven
to
an
artist
ould
be
asked
to
produce
a
otticelli’s
piece
of
a m
rt
any
based
upon
the
criteria
given
to
them
by
t w
heir
commissioner.
One
of
B
commissioners,
the
V
espucci
them
by
their
commissioner.
One
f
B edici
otticelli’s
m t any
commissioners,
the
Vespucci
family,
introduced
Botticelli
to
the
o M
family,
he
m
ost
powerful
family
of
15 th
family,
introduced
Botticelli
to
the
Medici
family,
the
m s ost
powerful
family
of
15 th
.
The
Medici
commissioned
artists
uch
as
Donatello
and
century
Florence
[13]
[13] .
The
Medici
commissioned
artists
such
as
Donatello
and
century
Florence
Leonardo
da
Vinci,
and,
while
Lorenzo
the
Magnificent
ruled,
Botticelli.
The
time
of
Leonardo
da
inci,
w
and,
hile
L f orenzo
he
Magnificent
ruled,
a B nd
otticelli.
The
a t nd
ime
of
Lorenzo
de
M V edici
as
k w nown
or
its
m t ultitude
of
festivities
carnivals,
his
Lorenzo
w h as
known
for
its
c m ommissioner.
ultitude
of
festivities
and
that
carnivals,
and
his
interest
i d n
e
a M
rt
edici
made
im
an
excellent
It
was
said
he
‘understood’
interest
in
h a e
rt
e m
ade
him
a a nd
n
e r xcellent
commissioner.
was
said
r t ules
hat
h
e
‘understood’
the
artists
mployed,
ather
than
giving
them
I t t
oo
strict
for
their
the
artists
h h e
e
e e ncouraged
mployed,
a t nd
rather
than
giving
them
strict
rules
for
their
paintings,
hem
to
excel
in
their
o
wn
w too
ays.
It
was
suggested
that
paintings,
e
e h ncouraged
them
to
a e nd
xcel
their
L o orenzo
wn
ways.
t
w
as
suggested
that
Botticelli
w h as
is
favourite
artist,
in
in
1485,
the
I M
agnificent
Botticelli
was
h B is
otticelli
favourite
artist,
nd
B i irth
n
1485,
Lorenzo
[14]
the
Magnificent
commissioned
to
p
aint
t a he
of
Venus.
[14]
commissioned
Botticelli
to
paint
the
Birth
of
Venus.
Aim
One:
To
Meet
the
Requirements
of
the
Medici
Aim
One:
To
Meet
the
Requirements
of
the
Medici
The
Birth
of
Venus
[Appendix
4]
by
Botticelli
was
painted
for
Lorenzo
de
Medici,
4]
by
Botticelli
was
painted
for
Lorenzo
de
Medici,
Lorenzo
The
B
irth
f
Venus
[Appendix
or
the
M o agnificent.
It
is
assumed
that
Lorenzo
the
Magnificent
or
Lorenzo
the
t M
agnificent.
t
i d s
ecorate
assumed
hat
Lorenzo
commissioned
he
painting
t I o
a
c t ountry
villa,
d the
ue
M
to
agnificent
its
size
and
materials.
commissioned
the
painting
to
decorate
a
country
villa,
due
to
its
size
and
materials.
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