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The Jacquemart-André Museum celebrates the creative genius of Sandro Bot- ticelli (1445–1510) and the activity of his studio, exhibiting around forty works by this great artist from Florence during the Medici era.
Botticelli is one of the most illustrious painters of the Italian Renaissance despite a certain amount of mystery that still surrounds his life and the activity of his labora- tory workshop which abounded with ideas and trained many artists.
The exhibition shows Botticelli as a creator but also in his role as an entrepreneur and trainer.
The first section presents the works of Sandro Botticelli still under the influence of his master Filippo Lippi (1406-1469) and his contemporaries such as Andrea del Verrochio. A prodigy pupil, he very quickly acquired mastery of colors and volumes and gave his very first «Virgin and Child» a very personal vision, a prelude to his recognizable style in colors and shapes.
Around 1465, Botticelli opened his own studio on the ground floor of the paternal villa then located via Nuova d´Ognissanti, now renamed via del Porcellana.
Alessandro Filipepi dit Botticelli (around 1445 - 1510) and workshop,
The Coronation of the Virgin with Saint Just of Volterra, Blessed Jacopo Guidi de Certaldo, Saint Romuald, Saint Clement and a Camaldolese monk, circa 1492, tempera and oil on wood transferred to canvas, 269.2 x 175.3 cm, Miami Beach, Collection of The Bass, Gift of John & Johanna Bass
© Photo by Zaire ArtLab