Sandro Botticelli

5 works in the gallery.
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Virgin and Child with an Angel
Virgin and Child with an Angel
by Sandro Botticelli
Italy · Renaissance · 1475–1485 · Tempera on panel
Primavera
Primavera
by Sandro Botticelli
Early Renaissance · Botticelli · c. 1480 · Florence
Venus in a grove of citrus. The three Graces, Mercury, and the story of Chloris turning into Flora — a Medici wedding gift, decoded differently in every generation.
The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus
by Sandro Botticelli
Early Renaissance · Botticelli · c. 1485 · Florence
Venus rises from the sea on a shell, blown to shore by wind-gods. Painted on canvas when fresco was still the fashion — and kept hidden from Savonarola's fires.
Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
by Sandro Botticelli
Italy, 15th century · c. 1490 · tempera and oil on wood
Virgin and Child with Two Angels
Virgin and Child with Two Angels
by Sandro Botticelli
Italy · 15th century · 1485–1495 · Tempera on panel