a Red Cap Sandro Botticelli‚ real name Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi‚ was one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His work‚ Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap‚ captures his highly personalized style. He is known for his execution and precise use of lines to portray objects realistically. The Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap will be the source of our discussion‚ but first a background of Sandro Botticelli’s artistic relations is necessary. 	Botticelli was born in
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Sandro Botticelli‚ born Alessandro Mariano Filipepi‚ was the son of a tanner. He was born in Florence around 1445 and showed a talent for painting at a very early age. Botticelli was first apprenticed under a goldsmith named Sandro‚ from whom it is believed he derived his nickname. At the age of sixteen‚ he served an apprenticeship with the painter Fra Filippo Lippi (Durant‚ 1953). From Lippi he learned to create the effect of transparency‚ to draw outlines‚ and to give his pictures fluidity and
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a calming blue background gives Venus an ethereal quality and makes her stand out. This use of color also creates unity and variety. • In this piece‚ the light source is not seen. However‚ the light source is to the right of the artwork because Botticelli uses chiaroscuro‚ or shading on the left side of Venus’s face which makes it seem like a glow is cast upon her face. Content: • The painting’s composition presents Venus‚ born of the foam of the sea‚ floating to the shores of her sacred island
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Beauty Is Nude On your left corner the sky is a dark shade of blue with a full white cloud‚ two human like figures are covering this cloud. One is a female‚ while the other is a male. The male is of a tanned completion‚ while the female is of lighter completion. These two figures have angel like wings that cover the cloud in the sky. Their wings are of a dark color‚ which are big and powerful. The male and female are both hugging one another‚ the male is nude the only thing covering his private
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Primavera Sandro Botticelli followed a different path than many artists and painters of his time‚ which in turn gave him a unique edge. Instead of basing his work on the ideas of light and shade‚ he incorporated the element of line‚ into many of his works of art‚ and he also relied heavily on drawing beforehand. This and his inclusion of classcism‚ individualsim‚ and his own play on realism are the aspects that set Botticelli apart and made him unique during the Early Renaissance period.
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Jiajing Lei A Deeper Look into a Piece of Art Sandro Botticelli Botticelli‚ (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) (Italian‚ Florence 1444/45–1510 Florence) 1485 Tempera and gold on wood Accession number: 1975.1.74 One of the most celebrated paintings in the Robert Lehman Collection‚ this jewel-like representation of the Annunciation is set in an architectural interior constructed according to a rigorous system of one-point perspective. The panel was almost certainly commissioned as a private
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Botticelli and Warhol’s Art Works of Venus Sandro Botticelli created the beautiful‚ captivating‚ and norm breaking Birth of Venus. It depicts the story of the goddess Venus‚ having emerged from the sea as a full grown woman arriving at the shore. Painted in 1486‚ and with the medium of tempera on canvas‚ The Birth of Venus hangs in the Uffizi gallery in Florence Italy. This renaissance painting is huge and is 67.9 inches tall by 109.6 inches wide. Andy Warhol’s screen print Venus was done is
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During the Renaissance in the 1300’s‚ the study of Classical Greek and Roman art resurfaced. On main subject of the Classical works throughout the time period was the idea of humanism. Humanism focused on the importance of human intelligence and physical features. Petrarch was known as the father of humanism during the 14th century who was interested in classics and secular topics that help lead to the Italian Renaissance humanism. Humanism started in literary works and moved to art. Humanist ideas
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The birth of Venus is displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence‚ Italy. But originally Botticelli was commissioned to paint the work by the Medici family of Florence‚ specifically Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici under the influence of his cousin Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ close friend to Botticelli. The painting depicts the goddess Venus‚ having emerged from the sea standing on a seashell‚ arriving at the seashore. On Venus’ right is Zephyrus‚ God of Winds‚ he carries with him the gentle breeze Aura
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Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli‚ Birth of Venus‚ 1482) (1984) by Andy Warhol acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen Viewed at Arkansas Arts Center Andy Warhol exhibition (October 28‚ 2008) A Modern Venus Andy Warhol’s piece titled Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli‚ Birth of Venus‚ 1482) represents the face of the goddess Venus. This piece was made in 1984 as a depiction of the face of Venus from the earlier painting The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli that was completed
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