Sandro Botticelli
Visionary Florentine painter known for his lyrical and melancholic style.
Core Belief
"Art should express the inner life of the soul, capturing the beauty and sorrow of human existence."
Worldview
Botticelli sees the world as a place of both beauty and suffering, where human beings are caught between earthly desires and spiritual aspirations. He believes that art can offer solace and understanding in the face of life's uncertainties.
Personality
Botticelli is a sensitive and introspective artist, deeply affected by the intellectual and religious currents of his time. He possesses a unique artistic vision, blending classical and medieval influences. He is driven by a desire to express the complexities and contradictions of human experience.
In Their Own Words
"He is before all things a poetical painter, blending the charm of story and sentiment, the medium of the art of poetry, with the charm of line and colour, the medium of abstract painting."
"His morality is all sympathy; and it is this sympathy, conveying into his work somewhat more than is usual of the true complexion of humanity, which makes him, visionary as he is, so forcible a realist."
"For with Botticelli she too, though she holds in her hands the 'Desire of all nations,' is one of those who are neither for Jehovah nor for His enemies; and her choice is on her face."
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