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He was to die virtually unknown in the art world. However in the 19th century Ruskin and the Pre-Raphaelites once again recognized his genius and his paintings again assumed a prominent position in the history of art. (Sandro Botticelli:Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi)
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Appendix
Figure 1: The Birth of Venus (1484-1486) - Tempera on canvas, 184,5 x 285,5 cm, Uffizi, Florence
Source:
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/botticelli/venus/venus.jpg
Figure 2: La Primavera. c. 1482. Tempera on wood.203 x 314 cm. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Source: (http://www.mcs.csueastbay.edu/~malek/Botticelli3.html)
Figure 3: of the Magi (1465-1467) -Tempera on panel, 50 x 136 cm, National Gallery, London
Source:
http://www.myrrhine.net/botticelli/adoration.html
Figure 4. Venus and Mars (1483) - Tempera on panel, 69 x 173 cm, National Gallery, London
Source: (http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/largeImage?workNumber=NG915&collectionPublisherSection=work)
Figure 5. The Mystical nativity.
The Mystical Nativity. c. 1500. Tempera on canvas.108.5 x 75 cm. The National Gallery, London
Source: (http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli/mystical_nativity.jpg.html)
See Appendix: figure 4.
See apendix: figure 1.
Appendix: Figure 2.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is oldest and most famous art museums in the world. Many of Boticelli's paintings, including the Birth of Venus and other can be viewed there.
Appendix. Figure 5.
Works Cited
Adoration of the Magi. 1475, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. May 25, 2006. http://www.myrrhine.net/botticelli/adoration.html
Botticelli, Sandro: Biography. May 27, 2006. http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/b/botticel/biograph.html
BOTTICELLI, Sandro. May 27, 2006. http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/artistBiography?artistID=89
Botticelli, Sandro: The Mystical Nativity. May 27, 2006. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli/mystical_nativity.jpg.html
Primavera, 1482, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. May 25, 2006 http://www.myrrhine.net/botticelli/primavera.html
Renaissance. May 25, 2006. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_art
Sandro Botticelli: 1445-1510. May 25, 2006. http://www.mcs.csueastbay.edu/~malek/Botticelli.html
Sandro Botticelli:Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi. May 27, 2006. http://artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli.html
Sandro Botticelli. May 27, 2006. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro_Botticelli
The Adoration of the Magi. May 26, 2006. http://www.kfki.hu/~/arthp/html/b/botticel/painting/magiscan.html
The Birth of Venus, 1484, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. May 27, 2006. http://www.myrrhine.net/botticelli/venus.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/botticelli/venus/venus.jpg
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Source: (http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli/mystical_nativity.jpg.html)
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