Sandro Botticelli 1st March, 1445 - 17th May, 1510

Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter in the late 1400s, and during his life time he was one of the most acclaimed renaissance artists.

His figurative work was in line with the popular styles of the times, with most of his subjects being melancholy and thoughtful. The focus was intended to be solely on the subject rather than the space around.

In his later years, he started working with multiple figures which is when he was commissioned to work on the Sistine Chapel and his reputation as an altarpiece artist was secured. It was not long before Botticelli was struggling to keep pace with the revolutionary changes taking place in art. The arrival of Leonardo Di Vinci and Michelangelo into the art world pushed his work from the spotlight and it was soon considered to be old fashioned.

In his later years he became crippled and no longer received painting assignments, but continued to work on his own drawings until he died in 1510.