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(5 pp) The most humanistic of the Renaissance
painters, Botticelli was at first apprenticed to
a goldsmith; whether working in this sensuous
metal influenced him we can not be sure, but we
can easily say that Botticelli was one of the
greatest artists of the Quatrocentro. The new
secular spirit of the time affirmed individual
value in numerous ways - portraiture came forward
after centuries of neglect. Donors stepped forward
confidently and aggressively as patrons of the
arts, artist sponsors, and subjects. Secondly,
privately commissioned works were made for
aesthetic as well a religious purposes, and
expressed the mythological subjects favored by the
humanists, who enjoyed their history as well as
their nudity and mild eroticism.
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in numerous ways - portraiture came forward after centuries of neglect. Donors stepped forward confidently and aggressively as patrons of the arts, artist sponsors, and subjects. Secondly, privately
commissioned works were made for aesthetic as well a religious purposes, and expressed the mythological subjects favored by the humanists, who enjoyed their history as well as their nudity and
mild eroticism. Bibliography lists 6 sources. BBbottic.doc SANDRO BOTTICELLI (1445-1510) Written by for the Paperstore, Inc., August 2000 Introduction The
most humanistic of the Renaissance painters, Botticelli was at first apprenticed to a goldsmith; whether working in this sensuous metal influenced him we can not be sure, but we can
easily say that Botticelli was one of the greatest artists of the Quatrocentro. There are two major reasons to consider this to be true. The first due to the
new assertion of individual prominent in the Renaissance of the 1400s. According to Cole (1989), the new secular spirit of the time affirmed individual value in numerous ways -
portraiture came forward after centuries of neglect. Donors stepped forward confidently and aggressively as patrons of the arts, artist sponsors, and subjects. Secondly, privately commissioned works were made
for aesthetic as well a religious purposes, and expressed the mythological subjects favored by the humanists, who enjoyed their history as well as their nudity and mild eroticism. Beginnings
Botticelli became a painting student of Fra Filippo Lippi in 1465, remaining with him for about two years. It is believed that he later worked with Verroccio and with
the Pollaiuolo brothers, from whom he learned precise drawing. Mid career - Patronage Many of Botticellis paintings are undated, but an Adoration of the Magi (Florence, Uffizi) has been dated by
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