Sandro Botticelli

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This paper discusses Sandro Botticelli, who was an important artist during the period of the Italian Renaissance. The paper discusses the history of Botticelli's works and his rise to fame. It looks at the styles that he used and the themes that he tended to paint (often religious). It then describes his recognition as a portraitist. Finally, the paper discusses some of the other artists that Botticelli worked with.

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"Most of Botticelli's life was spent in Florence, at his workshop. However, during 1481 and 1482 he agreed to cooperate with Perugino, Ghirlandaio and Rosselli to paint frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. The themes that he chose were inspired by both the Old and the New Testament and were called: "The trials of Moses", "The temptation of Christ" and "The punishment of Korah, Dathan and Abiram". Initially, the painters were given the assignment to create sample frescoes which were to be evaluated. On the basis of the evaluation, they were to be employed or not. However, their talent was rapidly acknowledged and they were commissioned to continue the work without any other testing. The individual scenes constitute a whole because they comprise typological references to one another. They present Moses as prefiguring Christ. We must mention, however, that, only after Michelangelo's later work (1508-1512) did the Chapel become famous."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Botticelli- Renaissance Master Artist, http://www.myrrhine.net/botticelli/biography.html
• Sandro Botticelli, http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli.html
• Wikipedia Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance

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