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BOTTICELLI

Botticelli, Sandro Botticelli, an artist with many artisitic styles. Botticelli was born
in
Florence and influenced by others artistry. In the Florentine Renaissance,
Botticelli was well known as one of the leading painters. He developed a highly
personal style characterized by elegant execution, a sence of melancholy, and
a strong emphasis on line.
Botticelli first started off serving as an apprentice in his early years in life
with the painter Fra Filippo Lippi. Then he worked with the painter and engraver
Antonio del Pallaiuolo, which gave him the influence in art with a little boost
and influential experieces by Andrea del Verrocchio and the Christian
Neoplatoism.
Botticeli spent most of his time working for one of the greatest families in
Florence, named the Medici family. He specialized in painting portraits for this
family. Botticelli showed a great deal of execution in part of his work, this was
lead to by the show of his artwork that gave us the viewer his style of perfor-
mance. He also gives us a taste of the gloomy, sad, pensive sides of his work
due to the fact of his sence of melancholy that gives the artwork a touch of
magic. One of the most notable piece of artwork was the Giulano de' Medici. 
Botticelli was influenced by Christian Neoplatonism by the brilliant and
intellectual and artistic circle at the court of Lorenzo de' Medici.