THE QUATTROCENTOSandro Botticelli

The QuattrocentoThe Quattrocento The quattrocento is the group of The quattrocento is the group of

cultural and artistic events of 15th cultural and artistic events of 15th century in Italy.century in Italy.

It contents It contents  the artistic styles of the  the artistic styles of the late middle ages and the early late middle ages and the early renaissance.renaissance.

One of the quattrocento artists is One of the quattrocento artists is Sandro Botticelli.Sandro Botticelli.

The quattrocento The quattrocento paintspaints

His principal characteristics are His principal characteristics are the the observation of the nature and the observation of the nature and the domain of the perspective.domain of the perspective.

The quattrocento The quattrocento paintspaints

The technique that is more used is The technique that is more used is the mural.the mural.

It makes up on special tables and It makes up on special tables and sometimes in certain furniture.sometimes in certain furniture.

The artists use the tempera paints The artists use the tempera paints until the second half of century, until the second half of century, when apears the oil paint.when apears the oil paint.

The focus is the human figure.The focus is the human figure. The normal human proportions The normal human proportions

returned.returned. He perfected the three-He perfected the three-

dimensionality and established the dimensionality and established the foundations of the Renaissance style.foundations of the Renaissance style.

The artists put the figures in The artists put the figures in architectural spaces architectural spaces

The quattrocento The quattrocento paintspaints

IntroduccionIntroduccion Sandro Botticelli (Florence Sandro Botticelli (Florence

1445 - Florence, May 17, 1445 - Florence, May 17, 1510) was an Italian 1510) was an Italian Renaissance painter. His Renaissance painter. His family name was Mariano family name was Mariano Filipepi Allessandro, but it Filipepi Allessandro, but it was was t is so called because t is so called because he was he was the apprentice painter andthe apprentice painter and craftsman of Botticelli.  craftsman of Botticelli.

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He was born in a He was born in a rented house in rented house in Borgo Ognissanti, Borgo Ognissanti, Alessandro, the last Alessandro, the last of seven siblings, of seven siblings, parents were parents were already old.already old.

His father, Mariano, His father, Mariano, was tanning leather in was tanning leather in a modest condition. But a modest condition. But it seems that precisely it seems that precisely at this time, the family at this time, the family goes through the worst goes through the worst time as possible seem time as possible seem to have improved on to have improved on previous phases.previous phases.

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His family name was His family name was Mariano Filipepi Mariano Filipepi Allessandro, but it Allessandro, but it was was t is so t is so called because he called because he was was the apprentice paintthe apprentice painter and craftsman of er and craftsman of Botticelli. Botticelli.

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It is known that he It is known that he was received by was received by the Medici and the Medici and other prominent other prominent Florentine families Florentine families between 1483 and between 1483 and 1500. Botticelli not 1500. Botticelli not signed most of his signed most of his paintings.paintings.

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He hasn’t been He hasn’t been married, but married, but many persons many persons thing that he had thing that he had a unrequited love a unrequited love with Simonetta with Simonetta VespucciVespucci

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In the walls of “La capilla Sixtina” there are many paints(1481-1482):

– PROVES DE MOISÉS– CÀSTIG DELS REBELS– PROVES DE CRIST– PALES DOMANT EL CENTAURE– RETRAT D’UN JOVE– DEESES VENUS I MART

PAINTSPAINTS

The history of Nastagio degli Onesti(1483):

- NASTAGIO DEGLI ONESTI I- NASTAGIO DEGLI ONESTI II- NASTAGIO DEGLI ONESTI III- NASTAGIO DEGLI ONESTI IV

VERGE AMB EL NEN I L’ÀNGEL

ADORACIÓ ALS MAGS

LA VERGE DE LA GALERIA

RETORN DE LA JUDIT A BETULIA

RETRAT DE CATARINA SFORZA

LA VERGE DEL LLIBRE

CURIOSITIESCURIOSITIES

A crater in the planet Mercury has been named in his honor: the crater Botticelli.

His name is included in the list of “Grandes Maestros” of Priory of Sion.

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