“As was his wont.” Whether or not this was true, what is certain is that Botticelli created a graciously drawn world of serenity and beauty in his paintings of religious scenes, mythological ...

But the exhibit’s modest title and scholarly approach serve as a window into Sandro Botticelli’s Renaissance, with a dozen paintings by him or attributed to his workshop also on view.

The Botticelli paintings they championed are, for the most part, the same ones that draw crowds to the Uffizi today: allegorical and mythological scenes like “La Primavera” and “Birth of ...

It is believed to be one of the final paintings by the artist ... the authorities had inspected the private residence where the Botticelli painting was kept was over 50 years ago,” Croce ...

This experience emerges in Botticelli’s paintings in the form of meticulous, intricate flourishes. During Botticelli’s youth, Florence was the center of innovation in Italian art. The ...

Last spring two of the 27-year-old artist’s melodramatic female portraits, which have led to her well-earned reputation as the “millennial Botticelli ... and seven new paintings that ...

“Old Masters” such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings, according to a new study. Trace quantities of ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers propose that Italian Renaissance masters – artists such as Sandro Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci – added protein to their oil paintings to prevent wrinkling ...

The likes of Sandro Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci, also known as 'Old Master' artists, may have added protein to their oil paintings to overcome issues with humidity, surface wrinkling and ...

Staff members unpack four paintings by Sandro Botticelli from the collection of Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, at the Bund One Art Museum on Friday. Photo by Gao Erqiang / chinadaily.com.cn ...

Four paintings by Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) from the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, were unpacked on Friday at the Bund One Art Museum in Shanghai. Adoration of the Magi, Madonna and ...