Sandro
Botticelli, born Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi. He was
born in 1445 in the Ognissanti parish in Florence, where
he was registered as Alessandro, the son of di Mariano
dei Filipepi. One rather curious thing - his father was
fifty years old, and his mother was forty - this was very
old. This would pursue him through life, as Sandro Botticelli's
health was always very fragile, and the doctors would
opine that he was born too late to parents who were too
old. Botticelli decided to become a painter.
He served an apprenticeship with Fra Filippo Lippi, the
best Florentine painter of that time and perfected his
art with Andrea Verrocchio, who created the bust of Lucrezia
Donati. By 1470, he developed a highly personal style
characterized by elegant execution, a sense of melancholy,
and a strong emphasis on line - this impressed so many
people, that he was commissioned to paint the famous Allegory
of Fortitude.
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