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Sandro Botticelli
Artist
Background Information
His real name is Alessandro Filipepi. He changed his name because his brother's name was Botticello. He was born in the year 1445 in Florence, Italy. He died in the year 1510 in Florence, Italy.
Impact on Everyday Life
He helped build the Sistine Chapel that is still standing today. He also painted the Primavera, where the people represented all the wonderful things that happened in spring.
Achievements
Sandro Botticeli painted The Birth of Venus and The Primavera. He also contributed to the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
Interesting Facts
He was famous for his religous pictures/paintings but his most famous works were paintings of his Greek and Roman mythology. He was interested in making his paintings beautiful in a fancy way. He also used lines in his artwork to give it a feeling of movement.
Sandro Botticelli - Italian Renaissance Artist
Citation
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sandro-botticelli-9220903>. I like this site because it has general
facts on my person. "The Birth of Venus." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
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student_projects/famous_artists/botticelli.htm>. I like this website
because it had what I was searching for and about my person. "Primavera." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Primavera_(painting)>. I like this website because it has websites
to find more stuff. Sandro Botticeli." Aglaia. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
<http://aglapertu.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html>.Youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. <http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=3m4Vr3ZFXvo>.
sandro-botticelli-9220903>. I like this site because it has general
facts on my person. "The Birth of Venus." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus_(Botticelli)>. K12.hi.us. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2014. <http://www.k12.hi.us/~kapunaha/
student_projects/famous_artists/botticelli.htm>. I like this website
because it had what I was searching for and about my person. "Primavera." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Primavera_(painting)>. I like this website because it has websites
to find more stuff. Sandro Botticeli." Aglaia. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
<http://aglapertu.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html>.Youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. <http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=3m4Vr3ZFXvo>.