100 Great Artists

SANDRO BOTIICELLI

144 :; Born AI,_ndro di

Mariano Pi/ini

in Plor",«. "Jr/ of

a 'an1l<r

14 6 1_
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Fra f;'lippo Lippi

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and J m-o..-bio

1470 Sm up "· ... hlxJp
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Sf LaJ:,', Guild

1474 Pai"" St

Scilliti.n for

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j)j" in Norm"

Prim",'''r~ (th'''il) (c.I478)

Tb, grtIC" co/wring il1ld ilrap<rin aftb. N(Jf"Q fig-".= /,amro

from f 'ih'ppo lippi. &"",,1/,\ ,arry la/ntt for drtr~,jng trilJ proiNlhJy

/a5t",d by lb. PoIlaitl()kJ broth",. ,;:00,. ".,..-} al gddmtitb, and

mgm'YT'J uquirro drafO'mambip rf a bigh ani.,.

D

uring his lilt: Rotticd~ w"" oonn,-"""I

with three m'j(l< l>hilo'ol'hies. Iii.

c.rlr I'ic"m:s .re stlnd. "I ,\ 1a,t'nn:l<,

k:.so ..... "1M 1,,-"';(.1 J;dblllottict:Di's <rleb ... t,-,]

'1");In' worlo;, 7b, Binb<!lhw .... 1 Pritlfllt""'.

hcrJ"hingch.nge<l.vin in 1491, f(~]owing

m,,1e ~Jt guilds .nd I'ri,.", clienlS. IlowCl'cr, thl: d".,h of Llr"nzo. Giro!.mo S""n'ru!.,

Rotticd]i's reJ.tionshil' with co",'!:ntion.1 f.n.,ie.1 ,'ic .. r .g.::ncr.1 of the Dominic.ns,

Christi.nitru .. lcrwcnt,..(~cal.diu;;t",.:ntwhen .ni,'cd to d.im Florenet: I .. d 1<" Christ.

he won the 1" tron.ge of Horenti nl: ruler, Sa,onm~a i"-"it",,,1 the inf .. ",ous 'llonfires of

Lorenzo dt:' ,\ 1"lici. the V.nitics· .nd llottiet:lli, nOw one of his

Dc:' ,\ bG<i ad,,,ea,,,d hwn .. nO;.I1\ th",ugh thl: ~,lIowerS, ol><:,~endr th",w ""'e",1 of his Own

N",·P1anlrli,ts. the "'h(~.rlr gnlUI' of men hi: ,1N"'ing< .nd ] .. inting< into thl: A.mes. The

"~I"",,,d .,,,u .. 1 him. TIK;r .i", .. .,IS nl m .. rrr rem.ining pictures of his e.re ...... re notic""blr

d.ssical I'haoso]>hr with Uristianitr ~,r.n mo .. " ,,>her in nlnc.

entirdr new ';L'W of tl><: unil'<"rS<:: one when: lIottiet:lli'" ",OoSt E""ou;; pupil .. "" Filil'l'ino

]"Vni,,,, was tc.<]lC""-,1 .nd .. neg"rr taught life's Lippi, Son of Fili],,,,.