Rollyson, Carl, and Rollyson Carl. "Sandro Botticelli." Great Lives From History: The Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600(2008): 1. Biography Reference Center. Web. 6 Jan. 2014.
Summary: Sandro Botticelli came from an artisan class, but not much else about his child life or his family is known. He painted many versions of the Adoration of the Magi, and had two paintings that everybody knows him for Primavera and The Birth of Venus. Botticelli has never surpassed his Birth of Venus drawing. Feminine beauty is a huge part of Botticelli’s classical and religious paintings. He was eventually overshadowed by Leonardo making his paintings look old-fashioned. The can create a sense of realism, but is more concerned