It took over 4 centuries before the paintings of this famous Italian artist were valued for what they are worth, and there’s a very simple reason for that. Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) was at the height of his career when the High Renaissance started but he never developed the same style as his contemporaries. Regardless of …
Sandro Botticelli
The paintings of this Master of the Renaissance were forgotten for centuries until an artistic group revived his oeuvre in England. Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) was an Italian artist from Florence who spent most of his life in his home city (although he produced some famous works in Rome as well). His style can be described …
Little is known about the true identity of the depicted woman in a portrait believed to be by one of the greatest Renaissance artists in history. There is, however, an inscription within the composition of the work that might hint at who this woman really is. Let’s take a closer look at some of the …