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Sandro Botticelli
The Soul of the Renaissance
Born Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, son of a tanner in Via del Porcellana, native Florentine Botticelli (1445–1510) seems to have had a childhood full of health problems. His nickname 'Little Barrels' suggests he was of the chubby sort, two factors that may have contributed to his introvert nature. Apprenticed at first to his elder brother as a goldsmith, he soon turned to painting and studied under Filippo Lippi.
In 1470, he opened his own workshop. Through these early years. Botticelli produced mainly religious works: conventional, but with a flair for line and colour that made him one of the most popular artists in Florence. That gradually brought him into the circle of the Medici, for whom he painted many of his greatest works.
Images by Sandro Botticelli