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Sandro Botticelli · c. 1470

Sandro Botticelli: c. 1445–1510

Selected works

5 records · choose a work for details
Early RenaissanceItaly
Other names (21)

A. Boticello, A. Botticelli, Alessandro Boticelli, Alessandro Botticelli, Alessandro Di Filipepi, Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni de Filipepi, Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, Alessandro Filipepi, alessandro filipepi botticelli, Alexander Botticelli, Allessandro Filipepi Botticelli, boticelli, Botticelli, Leandro Botticelli, San. Botticelli, Sand. Boticelli, Sandro Boticelli, Sandro Botticello, Sandro Bottichelli, Sandro Filipepi Botticelli, s. botticelli

Sandro Botticelli was a Florentine painter known for religious pictures, portraits and mythological compositions. Born Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, he trained in the workshop of Fra Filippo Lippi and established his own workshop by 1470. His career developed among Florence's patrons, including the Medici circle. In 1481 he travelled to Rome to contribute frescoes to the Sistine Chapel, an important exception to a working life centred on Florence. His art combines expressive figures with carefully shaped contours and decorative detail. This selection concentrates on devotional paintings in museum collections, offering several views of the Virgin and Child alongside scenes of Christian narrative.

Influenced by

  • Fra Filippo Lippidocumented
    Evidence

    The National Gallery records Botticelli’s training in Fra Filippo Lippi’s studio.

Later influence

Connections are still being researched.

Sources & research notes 13
  • Wikidata (CC0)authority enrichment

    Wikidata CC0: aliases, short description and non-deprecated P135 movement associations. No influence claims inferred. Review required.

  • Austrian museum collections: independent authority researchauthority identity and dates

    See the linked source for supporting information.

  • National Gallery, Londonbiography

    Original concise biography based on this museum account, with observations about Artline’s selected works.

  • National Gallery of Artcatalogue authority

    NGA stable constituent ID 989; source display: Florentine, 1446 - 1510. Existing editorial identity and biography retained; new activity interval uses dated selected works, not invented life dates.

  • National Gallery, Londongeography

    Geographic affiliations reviewed against the museum biography; country labels are modern reference geography, not claims of historical citizenship.

  • Painter cultural affiliation distinguished from recorded birthplacegeography

    Evidence basis: Italian painter (1445–1510)

  • National Gallery, Londonidentity

    Artist identity reviewed against this museum biography.

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)identity

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.

  • National Gallery, Londonmovements

    Primary movement is an editorial classification within Artline’s existing taxonomy, informed by this account of the artist’s period and practice.

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)ranking

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.

  • Austrian museum collections: independent authority researchsource cultural country affiliation

    See the linked source for supporting information.

  • National Gallery, Londontimeline dates

    Life dates reviewed; approximate or uncertain dates remain qualified.

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)timeline dates

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.