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) Works Cited

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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.