Sandro+Botticelli

[|AustinBotticelli.mp3] media type="file" key="AustinBotticelli.mp3" Sandro Botticelli, originally Alessandro Di Mariano Filipepi, was born on March 1,1445 in Florence, Italy. He died on May 17,1510 at the age of 65. He was one of the leading painters of the Florentine Renaissance. Not much is known about Botticelli's younger life. His name was derived from that of his older brother, Giovanni, a bank broker who was called Botticello. He was nicknamed "The Little Barrel". He was an Italian painter of Florentine school during Early Renaissance, specifically the 1400's. He studied under Fra Filippo Lippi, from whom he picked up a linear style of painting. That particular style placed great importance on the human figure rather than on space. He wanted his paintings to reflect fantasy. Many of his paintings illustrated Greek and Roman legends. Sandro was also influenced by Christian Neoplatonism, which sought to reconcile classical and Christian views. His father was a tanner and he influenced Sandro to become an apprentice to a goldsmith when he was only 14 and he had his own workshop by 1470. He was also a protege of several member of the Medici family. His masterworks were Primavera(c. 1478) and The Birth of Venus(c. 1485) because they epitomized the spirit of the Renaissance. Another one of his most recognizable paintings is the Adoration of the Magi. In 1475, the Medicis hosted a joust and Giuliano de Medici carried a banner painted by Botticelli. In 1481, he was summoned, along with other prominent Florentine artists by Pope Sixtus IV to decorate the walls of the Sistine Chapel. Also, he worked on a major fresco cycle with Perugino, Ghirlandaio, and Filippino Lippi, for Lorenzo the Magnificent's villa during the mid 1480's. Botticelli painted many frescoes, paintings done on moist plaster with water-based colors, in Florentine churches. The theological themes of those frescoes were chosen to illustrate papal supremacy over the church. In 1491, he served on a committee to decide upon a facade for the Florence Duomo. He was accused of sodomy in 1502, but the charges were eventually dropped. His later work witnessed a diminution of scale, expressively distorted figures, and non-naturalistic use of color. He was a follower of a monk named Savonrola, who stressed giving up all worldly things. Sandro never wed and claimed that the idea of marriage gave him nightmares. Botticelli is the earliest European painter whose secular paintings were of equal or more importance than his religious paintings. His paintings were influenced by contemporary Flemish landscape art. A common theme in his paintings was the idea of a sad young girl, who was detached from what was going on around her. Sandro was very interested in the study and interpretation of Dante's Divine Comedy. He used tender expressions in his subjects' face and in their gestures. He had the help of apprentices, who set up and prepared his supplies, so he could concentrate on his work. Many of his portraits had sad moods in them. He remained little known for centuries after his death, but his work was rediscovered by a group of artists in the late 19th century. Souces: (June 19, 2006). WebMuseum, Paris. Retrieved September 29, 2008, Web site: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/botticelli

Retrieved September 27, 2008, from Wikipedia Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro_Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli Biography. from biography.com Web site: http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9220903 Sandro Botticelli. from Encyclopedia Britannica Web site: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/Sandro-Botticelli Sandro Botticelli Biography. Web site: http://www.historylink101.com/art/Sandro_Botticelli/bio_Botticelli.htm http://www.myrrhine.net/botticelli/biography.html

Script: With an accent Sandro Botticelli, origianally Alessandro Di Mariano Filipepi, was born on March 1, 1445 in Florence Italy. He died on May 17, 1510 at the age of 65. He was one of the leading painters of the Florentine school during Early Renaissance, specifically the 1400's aka quattrocentro. No one really knows a whole lot about his younger life. His name comes from that of his older brother, Giovanni, a bank broker who was called Botticello. Sandro was nicknamed "The Little Barrel". His father was a tanner and he influenced Sandro to become an apprentice to a goldsmith he was only 14 and he had his own workshop by 1470. There, he had the help of apprentices, who set up and prepared supplies, so he could concentrate on his work. He was now the boss. He was also a protege of several members of the Medici family. Sandro studied under Fra Filippo Lippi, from whom he picked up a linear style of painting. That style placed great importance on human figure rather than space. He wanted his paintings to reflect fantasy. Many of his paintings illustrated Greek and Roman legends. Sandro was influenced by Christian Neoplatonism, which sought to reconcile classical and Christian views. His paintings were influenced by contemporary Flemish landscape art. Boticelli is the earliest European painter whose secular paintings were of equal or more importance than his religious paintings. A common theme in his paintings was the idea of a sad young girl, who was detached from what was going on around her. Many of his portraits had sad moods in them. Sandro was very interested in the study and interpretation of Dante's Divine Comedy. He used tender expressions in his subjects' face and in their gestures. His masterworks were Primavera(1478) and The Birth of Venus(1485) because they epitomized the spirit of the Renaissance. Another one of his most recognizable paintings is the Adoration of Magi. In 1475, the Medicis hosted a joust and Giuliano de Medici carried a banner painted by Botticelli. In 1481, he was chosen, along with other prominentFlorentine artists by Pope Sixtus IV to decorate the walls of the Sistine Chapel. Also, he worked on a major fresco cycle with Perugino, Ghirlandaio, and Filippino Lippi, for Lorenzo the Magnificent's villa during the mid-1480's. Botticelli painted many frescoes, painting done on moist plaster with water-based colors, in Florentine churches. The theological themes of those frescoes were chosen to illustrate papal supremacy over the church. He was accused of sodomy in 1502, but charges were later dropped. He was a follower of a monk named Savonrola, who stressed giving up all worldly things. Sandro never wed and claimed that the idea of marriage gave him nightmares. He remained little known for centuries after his death, but his work was rediscovered by a group of artists in the late 19th century.